My 365 recipes -- week 18

[earlofoxford]

Key Lime Pound Cake

1 c butter, softened
1/2 c shortening
3 c sugar
6 large eggs
3 c all-purpose flour
1/2 t baking powder
1/8 t salt
1 c milk
1 t vanilla extract
1 t lime zest
1/4 c fresh Key lime juice
Key Lime Glaze

Preheat oven to 325. Beat butter and shortening at medium speed with a heavy-duty electrc stand mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.

Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla, lime zest, and lime juice. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch (12-cup) tube pan.

Bake at 325 for 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 10-15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack.

Prepare Key Lime Glaze, and immediately brush over top and sides of cake. Cool completely (about 1 hour). Serves 12

Key Lime Glaze: Whisk together 1 c powdered sugar, 2 T fresh Key lime juice, and 1/2 t vanilla extract until smooth. Use immediately.

(We didn't have any Key limes on our tree, so I just used regular limes. Enjoy!)

[echogirl]

Oh Linda
I have forgotten to check your fab recipes! Thank you Thank you for the update!

[justmp]

That sounds DELICIOUS!!!

[ptabbert]

Sounds wonderful. I'll have to give it a try when we get back to Florida and my neighbor has key limes on their tree!

[Myra]

Sounds amazing!

[b2halter]

These 365 recipes of yours are just fabulous, Linda! Wherever are you finding all of them?

[earlofoxford]

I'm sort of a recipe / cookbook junkie, Shari. I like reading the recipes in the Food Network magazine and Southern Living. Sometimes I think I like reading recipes more than cooking them. When I see something I think we'd like, I tear it out -- interesting how many of the ones I save are desserts -- eek!

[marnie]

I adore anything Key Lime--even the new dessert gum! Must try this!

[oldvwblues]

This recipe sounds really yummy..my daughter is a huge key lime fan..maybe she could try to make it (oh that' right..she doesn't cook!)..Know what you mean about collecting recipes...never too many and not enough time to try them all!