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Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 300℉.
2
Grease and flour a 9-10 inch Bundt cake pan.
3
Beat the sugar, butter, and shortening with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
4
Whisk together the flour and baking powder in a separate bowl.
5
Beat the eggs, heavy cream, key lime juice, lime zest, and vanilla extract into the butter mixture.
6
Beat in the flour mixture just until combined.
7
Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
8
Bake at 300℉ for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
9
Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Remove the cake from the pan to cool completely.
10
When the cake is cooled, make the glaze.
Glaze
1
In a bowl, whisk the powdered sugar, key lime juice, and vanilla extract.
2
Immediately spoon the glaze over the top and side of the cake.
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Tips & Tricks (5)
- Zest Before Juicing 🍋Always zest your key limes before cutting them in half to juice; once cut, the fruit dries out quickly and zesting becomes nearly impossible. Zest directly into your dry ingredients to distribute the oils evenly throughout the batter.
- Room Temperature Ingredients 🌡️Bring eggs, butter, and heavy cream to room temperature (65-70°F) before mixing to ensure proper emulsification and a tender, uniform crumb. Cold ingredients create lumps and result in a denser cake with less lift.
- Cream Butter and Sugar Properly 🧈Beat butter and sugar for 3-4 minutes until pale and fluffy to incorporate air, which gives pound cake its signature moist texture; stop if you see the mixture breaking or separating, as this indicates over-beating.
- Strain Your Lime Juice 🥤Press fresh key lime juice through a fine-mesh strainer to remove pulp and seeds before adding to the batter, ensuring a silky glaze and preventing bitter flavors from damaged seeds.
- Cool Completely Before Glazing ✨Allow the cake to cool for at least 2 hours at room temperature before applying the powdered sugar glaze; applying glaze to a warm cake causes it to melt and slide off rather than set into a beautiful glossy finish.
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