Florida Key Lime Cake
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Butter
- 1/2 Cup Shortening
- 2 Cups White Sugar
- 5 Eggs
- 3 Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 Cup Milk
- 1 Tablespoon Grated Key Lime Zest
- 2 Tablespoons Rum
- 2 Teaspoons Key Lime Juice
- 1/4 Cup White Sugar
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 Teaspoon Lemon Juice
- 1/4 Cup Butter
- 2 Tablespoons Key Lime Juice
- 3 Tablespoons Rum
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees and Grease/ Flour a 10 Inch Pan.
- Mix together the Baking Powder and Flour and in another bowl cream together 1 Cup of Butter, 1/2 Cup Shortening, and 2 Cups Sugar until mixture is fluffy. One at a time beat in your eggs then add in the Flour mixture alternating with the Milk until well incorporated.
- Stir in 2 Tablespoons of your Rum, Key Lime Zest and 2 Teaspoons Key Lime Juice, and Vanilla Extract and Lemon Juice.
- Pour batter into your pan and bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until it passes the "Toothpick Test".
- (To make Glaze: In a small sized saucepan, combine 1/4 Cup Sugar, 1/4 Cup Butter, 2 Tablespoons Key Lime Juice. Bring to Boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in 2 Tablespoons Rum. ) Allow Cake to cool down for 10 minutes and poke (with a toothpick) Pouring Key Lime Daiquiri Glaze over top.
