Key Lime Cake Recipe

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Key Lime Cake
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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
644
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2-1/3 cups flour
  • 1-1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • juice and zest from 4 key limes
  • 1/2 tsp green food coloring, optional
  • 1 cup buttermilk

Directions:

  1. In a medium bowl, with a wire whisk combine flour, baking powder, soda, and salt.
  2. Set aside.
  3. In a large mixing bowl cream butter and sugar with stand or electric mixer
  4. Until fluffy.
  5. Add eggs, one at a time.
  6. Mixing well after each addition.
  7. Mix in key lime juice. Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk.
  8. Mix on low after each addition until just combined.
  9. Hand stir in key lime zest.
  10. Pour into prepared pans.
  11. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes.
  12. Remove cakes from pans.
  13. Allow cakes to completely cool on wire racks.
  14. Frost with cream cheese frosting. Use toasted pecans to decorate sides of
  15. Cake.
  16. *************************************
  17. Notes
  18. *Although, the Key Lime Cake in the photo has the green food coloring added,
  19. Most Key Lime purists will tell you that key limes are not green, they are
  20. Yellow. It’s up to you.
  21. **Buttermilk can be substituted with 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar
  22. Plus enough milk to make 1 cup.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 643.71 Kcal (2695 kJ)
Calories from fat 370.62 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 41.18g 63%
Cholesterol 116.97mg 39%
Sodium 952.91mg 40%
Potassium 282.65mg 6%
Total Carbs 62.97g 21%
Sugars 25.45g 102%
Dietary Fiber 5.47g 22%
Protein 9.43g 19%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 8%
Iron 3.1mg 17%
Calcium 192.1mg 19%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 395.39 Kcal (1655 kJ)
Calories from fat 227.65 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25.29g 63%
Cholesterol 71.85mg 39%
Sodium 585.32mg 40%
Potassium 173.62mg 6%
Total Carbs 38.68g 21%
Sugars 15.64g 102%
Dietary Fiber 3.36g 22%
Protein 5.8g 19%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 8%
Iron 1.9mg 17%
Calcium 118mg 19%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 15.5
    Points
  • 18
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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