Description
Key lime pound cake brings sunshine to your dessert table with a zesty twist that makes taste buds dance. Creamy, tangy, and perfectly balanced, this Southern-inspired treat delivers pure comfort in each delightful slice.
Ingredients
Scale
Primary Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups butter
- 2 ½ cups sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 3 cups flour
- 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
Supporting Ingredients:
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 teaspoons key lime zest
- ¼ cup fresh key lime juice
Glaze Ingredients:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup fresh key lime juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon key lime zest
Instructions
- Grab a large bowl and thoroughly combine 3 cups flour, ½ teaspoon baking powder, and ¼ teaspoon salt using a whisk. Set this dry mixture aside for later.
- Using a stand mixer, cream 1 ½ cups softened butter on medium speed until smooth and silky.
- Gradually add 2 ½ cups sugar to the butter, beating until the mixture becomes fluffy and light.
- Incorporate 6 large eggs one at a time, mixing gently after each addition until just blended.
- Introduce ⅓ of the flour mixture into the butter blend, mixing until barely combined.
- Pour ½ cup sweetened condensed milk into the batter, stirring until just incorporated.
- Repeat the flour and condensed milk process, ending with the final ⅓ of flour mixture.
- Fold in 2 teaspoons key lime zest, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and ¼ cup fresh key lime juice. Mix until smooth.
- Thoroughly grease a bundt pan with butter or cooking spray.
- Transfer the entire batter into the prepared bundt pan, spreading evenly.
- Place the pan in a preheated oven at 325°F and bake for 1 hour and 15-30 minutes.
- Check cake doneness by inserting a wooden skewer into the center. It should come out completely clean.
- Remove cake from oven and let it rest in the pan for 15-20 minutes on a wire rack.
- Carefully remove cake from pan and continue cooling on the wire rack.
- Prepare glaze by whisking 2 cups powdered sugar, ¼ cup key lime juice, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1 teaspoon key lime zest until perfectly smooth.
- Once cake has cooled, drizzle or brush glaze generously over top and sides.
- Allow glaze to set for approximately one hour before slicing and serving.
Notes
- Test cake doneness carefully by inserting a wooden skewer in the center, which prevents overcooking and ensures a moist texture.
- Zest limes carefully to capture only the bright green outer layer, avoiding the bitter white pith underneath.
- Room temperature eggs and butter blend more smoothly and create a more consistent cake batter with better volume.
- Grease the bundt pan thoroughly with butter and flour to prevent sticking and ensure a clean cake release.
- Prep Time: 20-25 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes
- Category: Cakes
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 456 kcal
- Sugar: 38 g
- Sodium: 110 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 57 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg