Cherry Lemon Limeade Cake Food

CHERRY LIMEADE POKE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, soda, oil, egg whites and 1 tablespoon grated lime peel with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
• Bake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir gelatin into boiling water, stirring for 2 minutes to completely dissolve gelatin. Poke cake every inch with tines of meat fork or table knife. Pour cherry mixture slowly over cake, allowing mixture to fill holes in cake. Cool completely, about 1 hour longer.
• In small bowl, mix frosting and 1 teaspoon grated lime peel. Spread evenly over cake. Top each serving with a cherry and a lime twist. Store loosely covered.

LIMEADE CAKE WITH CHERRY BUTTERCREAM

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare two 8-inch round cake pans.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• In stand mixer with paddle attachment, cream together room temperature butter and sugar on mediumhigh until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low and add in eggs, one at a time and mix until just blended.
• Add in vanilla, 2 tablespoons of lime juice and milk and mix for about 30 seconds on low. Slowly add in dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
• Remove from mixer then fold in lime zest with spatula.
• Divide batter evenly between two cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20-22 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick is removed clean.
• Transfer cakes tin to a wire rack.
• Use pastry brush to brush remaining 1 tablespoon of lime juice over the top of the each cake.
• Let cakes cool completely and dry before topping with cherry frosting.

STRAWBERRY-CHERRY LEMON LIMEADE

Steps:

• Blend the strawberries with 2 cups of the sugar and 2 cups water in a blender.
• To a large vessel, add the remaining 2 cups sugar and 5 1/2 quarts (22 cups) water and mix to dissolve the sugar. Add the lemon juice, lime juice, strawberry puree and cherries with their juice and mix; add more sugar if desired. Chill thoroughly.
• To serve: Fill glasses with ice and top up with the strawberry-cherry lemon limeade.

CHERRY LEMON LIMEADE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Mix flour, baking soda and salt to combine. Add remaining ingredients and mix on medium speed till smooth.
• 2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 3 8 inch round cake pans with butter flavor no stick spray and line the bottom with parchment paper. Pour batter evenly into the 3 pans and tap to remove air bubbles.
• 3. Bake for 30 - 35 minutes on center oven rack. Turn or rotate pans to make sure they cook evenly.
• 4. Let cakes cool about 15 minutes in the pans. Loosen the sides by running a butter knife around the pan. Invert one cake onto cake plate and invert the other two on a wire rack, remove parchment paper and cool completely.
• 5. To make the frosting: Whip all ingredients except cherry pie filling and one tsp. of the zest together until light and fluffy. Adjust powdered sugar amount if needed.
• 6. Frost bottom layer then place layer on top of bottom and repeat till all three layers are frosted. Spoon cherry pie filling on top of cake and sprinkle with reserved zest. Serve with whipped cream if desired.

LEMON CHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Pat cherries dry with paper towels; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon zest and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk., Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with cherries. Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., For topping, in a bowl, beat cream cheese, lemon juice and peel until smooth. Beat in enough confectioners' sugar until mixture achieves desired consistency. Cut cake; top each piece with a dollop of topping.

CHERRY LIMEADE

Steps:

• Chill all ingredients before mixing.
• When cold, combine the lemon-lime soda, lime juice, sugar, cherries with their juice and lime slices in a large pitcher and stir. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Serve with a ladle, getting cherries and limes in each serving.

LEMON LIMEADE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat the sugar and 2 cups water until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is hot. Allow to cool, and then place into a large drink dispenser or jug. Add the lemon juice and lime juice and stir. Fill with ice and top with 1 gallon (16 cups) cold water. Add the lemon and lime slices.

CHERRY LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a gallon container, combine lemon juice and sugar, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Stir in 3 quarts cold water and cherries until combined. Fill glasses with ice, pour in cherry lemonade, and serve.

CHERRY LIMEADE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine cake mix with oil, water, eggs and dry Kool-Aid; mix on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Pour cake batter into a 9 X 13 pan and bake at 325 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes.
• Heat limeade concentrate in microwave about 2 minutes until hot; dissolve lime Jello in limeade. Using chopsticks or wooden skewers, poke a LOT of holes all over the still-warm cake. Slowly pour the limeade-jello mixture over the cake, allowing the cake to absorb the liquid. Cover and chill 2 to 3 hours, until cake is cold.
• In a large bowl, combine milk, instant vanilla pudding mix, cherry jello and cherry extract. Beat with electric mixer until smooth and gelatin is mostly dissolved. Fold in Cool Whip and frost cake.