Lime Pound Cake

Dear Sis,

Today we visited Aunt Angel and Cousin Charity. Cousin Charity turns 15 next week, so we made a special cake. She requested a lime or raspberry dessert for the occasion. I haven’t made a bundt cake in so long, this recipe felt like a good choice:)

Lime Pound Cake
Serves 12
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Ingredients
  1. 3 c granulated sugar
  2. 1 c unsalted butter, soft
  3. 6 eggs
  4. 1 c whole milk
  5. 1/2 c sour cream
  6. 1/4 c lime juice
  7. 1 t fresh lime zest
  8. 1 t vanilla extract
  9. 1/4 t salt
  10. 1 t baking powder
  11. 3 c unbleached flour
Glaze
  1. 1 1/2 c powdered sugar
  2. 3 T lime juice
  3. 1 t vanilla extract
  4. remaining lime zest
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 325. Grease and flour a bundt pan.
  2. Beat together sugar and butter until fluffy. Beat in one egg at a time. Beat in milk, sour cream, lime juice and zest, and vanilla.
  3. Stir in flour, baking powder, and flour until well combined. Pour into prepared baking pan.
  4. Bake 1 hour and 15-20 minutes until cake tester come out with moist crumbs, but not batter. Cool 10 minutes in pan before turning out onto a cooling rack. Cool completely.
  5. For glaze, beat juice and vanilla into powdered sugar. Drizzle over cake and sprinkle with remaining zest. Stand in the open air until glaze sets to the touch. Store airtight.
Adapted from Barbara Bakes
Adapted from Barbara Bakes
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We even had enough left over to have cake again after dinner and share it with our neighbors:)

Love,

b