Key Lime Cream Cake Recipes

KEY LIME CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• For cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 8-inch cake pans.
• Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt into mixer. Add eggs, oil and lime juice. Beat until smooth. Add sour cream and beat until smooth.
• Pour into prepared pans and bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool and frost.
• For frosting: Beat butter and cream cheese until smooth. Beat in vanilla. For really creamy frosting, mix in 1/4 cup of key lime juice. You can also leave it out or add more confectioners sugar to make it thicker. Add a small amount of green food color if you'd like the frosting tinted.
• For Whipped cream: Chill metal bowl and beaters in freezer for about 20 minutes. When ready to whip, add ingredients to the bowl and beat until stiff peaks form.
• Divide cake into four layers and frost. Pipe top with whipped cream or add crushed graham crackers to the side of the cake if desired. Refrigerate.

KEY LIME CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms only of two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans (dark or nonstick pans not recommended). Line pans with waxed paper. Grease waxed papers and sides of pans; lightly flour. In medium bowl, mix cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter. Spread 2/3 cup of mixture in each pan.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, lime juice mixture, softened butter, 2 teaspoons lime peel and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pans.
• Bake 8-inch rounds 36 to 43 minutes, 9-inch rounds 32 to 38 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Run sharp knife around sides of pans to loosen cakes. Cool in pans 15 minutes. Remove from pans to cooling rack, placing cakes crumb-mixture-side-up and removing waxed paper from tops of cakes. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• To make Creamy Key Lime Filling and Frosting, in small bowl, stir together condensed milk, 2 teaspoons lime peel and 1/2 cup lime juice; set aside. Beat whipping cream in chilled medium bowl with electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Fold milk mixture into whipped cream just until blended.
• Place 1 layer, crumb side up, on serving plate. Spread with 1 cup filling to within 1/4 inch of edge. Add second layer, crumb side up; frost side and top of cake with remaining filling. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

KEY LIME CAKE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans and set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer , combine the sour cream, eggs, vegetable oil, Key lime zest, and Key lime juice until smooth.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until smooth.
• Pour the cake batter into the prepared pans and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Cool for 5 minutes in the pan and then invert on a wire rack to cool completely.
• To prepare the frosting, beat the butter and cream cheese until smooth.
• Add half of the powdered sugar, the Key lime juice, and the sweetened condensed milk. Beat until smooth.
• Add the remaining powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, until the desired spreading consistency is achieved.
• Place the first cake layer on the serving platter. Top with some of the Key lime frosting.
• Place the second cake layer on top. Frost the top and sides with the remaining frosting.
• Press the graham cracker crumbs around the base of the cake, about 1-inch high.
• Pipe the whipped cream in a circle around the top of the cake.
• Garnish with key lime zest and key lime slices.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve. Enjoy!

KEY LIME CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease and flour one 9-by-12-by-2-inch cake pan.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix the gelatin, granulated sugar, flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Stir to mix well. Add the oil, orange juice, lemon juice, vanilla, and eggs. Mix until well combined. Pour the batter evenly in the pan and bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Test for doneness by lightly touching the tops or inserting a toothpick. Cool the cake in the pan for 5 minutes then turn out onto a cooling rack.
• For the glaze: While the cake is still hot, mix the lime juice and confectioners' sugar together well. Pierce the cake with a fork to allow the glaze to soak in better and pour it over the cake on the cooling rack. Allow cake to cool completely as you prepare the icing.
• For the icing: Cream the butter and cream cheese. Beat in the confectioners' sugar until mixture is smooth and easy to spread. Spread the icing on the top and sides of the cake.

KEY LIME CAKE III

Steps:

• Combine cake mix, gelatin mix, oil, eggs and orange juice. Pour into three 8 inch cake pans. Bake according to instructions on box. Allow to cool, then frost.
• To make the frosting: In a large bowl, beat the butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add lime juice and confectioners sugar. Mix well.

KEY LIME POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lime zest, vanilla and lime juice. Add flour alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Transfer to prepared pan. , Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, lime zest and lime juice until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Spread over cake. If desired, garnish with lime slices and additional zest.

KEY LIME BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch Bundt® pan.
• Combine cake mix, cream cheese, gelatin mix, limeade, vegetable oil, eggs, lime zest, and lime juice for cake in a mixing bowl; mix until smooth and well combined. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool to room temperature, 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Beat butter and cream cheese for glaze in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar and Key lime juice and mix until well combined.
• Turn the pan over and remove the cooled cake onto a serving plate. Pour glaze over the cake and garnish with crushed graham crackers and more lime zest.
• Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

KEY LIME-CREAM CHEESE CRUMBLE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In small bowl, reserve 1 cup of the dry cake mix for the topping; set aside.
• In medium bowl, mix remaining cake mix, 1/2 cup melted butter and 1 egg until well combined. Press in bottom of pan; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, lime juice and 2 eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Pour filling evenly over base in pan.
• With fork, mix reserved cake mix with pecans and 3 tablespoons softened butter until crumbly. Sprinkle evenly over filling.
• Bake about 45 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan at least 20 minutes. Before serving, sprinkle individual servings with powdered sugar.