Key Lime Cake With Jello Food

KEY LIME JELLO POKE CAKE

Steps:

• Once cake is baked and cooled completely, poke holes in the cake with a fork.
• In a small bowl, add lime jello to boiling water and mix for 2 minutes. Stir in lime juice and mix well. Pour over cake.
• Refrigerate cake for 2 hours or until set. Overnight is fine.

KEY LIME CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 X 13-inch dish, and set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, mix the Lime Jello, sugar, flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda until completely blended.
• Add the oil, Key Lime Juice, vanilla, eggs, and lime green food coloring. Mix until well blended.
• Pour the batter into the greased and floured 9 X 13 dish.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Remove the cake to a wire rack to completely cool.
• When the cake is cooled, make the icing.
• Cream together the butter and cream cheese, until smooth and creamy.
• Add the powdered sugar, a little at a time, until all the powdered sugar is added, mixing between additions.
• Mix until the icing is smooth and creamy.
• Add a few drops of lemon juice at the very end of mixing, just to give the icing a fresh flavor.
• Ice the cake with the icing, and sprinkle a few crushed graham cracker crumbs on top - or you can top with green sugars.
• Add a slice of lime, serve, and Enjoy! Makes approximately 12 - 15 pieces.

KEY LIME POKE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Combine cake mix, water, eggs, and oil in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened. Increase speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 24 to 29 minutes.
• Dissolve gelatin mix in boiling water. Add key lime juice and mix well.
• Use a fork to poke holes all over the cake. Spoon gelatin-key lime mixture all over cake. Refrigerate until completely cool and ready to use.
• Meanwhile, whisk eggs and egg yolks together in a large glass bowl. Combine sugar, lime juice, lime zest, and cornstarch in a smaller heat-proof bowl.
• Place bowl with the sugar mixture over a pot of simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until mixture comes to boil, about 5 minutes.
• Slowly whisk hot sugar mixture, little by little, into the beaten eggs. Place bowl over the pot of simmering water and whisk until curd coats the back of a spoon, up to 10 minutes. Remove from heat; mix in butter until melted.
• Drop food coloring into the curd and mix to achieve your desired shade. Let cool to room temperature, at least 30 minutes. Cover surface directly in plastic wrap and refrigerate until completely cool, about 2 hours.
• Transfer 3/4 of the curd into another bowl. Add whipped topping and fold together until well combined. Spread frosting over the cake. Refrigerate until set, at least 2 hours more. Top with the plain curd.

KEY WEST KEY LIME CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray or grease and flour lightly.
• In a large mixing bowl, add the cake mix, water, lime juice, lime zest, jello, vegetable oil and eggs.
• With an electric mixer, blend ingredients together until well combined, about 3 minutes.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted off center comes out clean.
• For the frosting, combine the butter, cream cheese and vanilla with electric mixer.
• Add confectioners sugar and blend until smooth and creamy.
• Add milk to reach the desired spreading consistency.
• Spread frosting over cooled cake and garnish with lime zest.

KEY LIME CAKE (THREE LAYERS)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour three 9-Inch round cake pans.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix the gelatin, sugar, flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Stir to mix well.
• Add the eggs, oil, orange juice, lemon juice and vanilla.
• Divide the batter evenly among the three pans and bake for 35-40 minutes.
• Test for doneness by lightly touching the tops of the layers or inserting a toothpick.
• Cool the layers in the pans for 5 minutes then turn them out onto racks.
• While the layers are still hot mix the lime juice and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar and pour it over the layers on the racks.
• You can pierce the layers with a fork to allow the glaze to soak in better.
• Allow the layers to cool completely as you prepare the icing.
• For the icing Cream the butter and cream cheese.
• Beat in the confectioners' sugar until the mixture is smooth and easy to spread.
• Spread the icing between the layers and on the top and sides of the cake.

KEY LIME CAKE III

Steps:

• Combine cake mix, gelatin mix, oil, eggs and orange juice. Pour into three 8 inch cake pans. Bake according to instructions on box. Allow to cool, then frost.
• To make the frosting: In a large bowl, beat the butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add lime juice and confectioners sugar. Mix well.

KEY LIME CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease and flour one 9-by-12-by-2-inch cake pan.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix the gelatin, granulated sugar, flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Stir to mix well. Add the oil, orange juice, lemon juice, vanilla, and eggs. Mix until well combined. Pour the batter evenly in the pan and bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Test for doneness by lightly touching the tops or inserting a toothpick. Cool the cake in the pan for 5 minutes then turn out onto a cooling rack.
• For the glaze: While the cake is still hot, mix the lime juice and confectioners' sugar together well. Pierce the cake with a fork to allow the glaze to soak in better and pour it over the cake on the cooling rack. Allow cake to cool completely as you prepare the icing.
• For the icing: Cream the butter and cream cheese. Beat in the confectioners' sugar until mixture is smooth and easy to spread. Spread the icing on the top and sides of the cake.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY KEY LIME CAKE ROLL

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Spray 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking spray. Line with waxed paper; spray with additional cooking spray. Sprinkle clean kitchen towel with powdered sugar. Prepare cake batter as directed on package. Add dry gelatin mix; mix well. Pour into prepared pan; smooth top.
• Bake 26 to 28 min. or until top of cake springs back when touched in center. Immediately invert cake onto towel; remove pan. Carefully peel off paper. Starting at one short side, roll up cake and towel together. Cool completely on wire rack.
• Meanwhile, beat pudding mix and milk with whisk 2 min. Stir in 1 cup COOL WHIP. Refrigerate until cake is completely cooled.
• Unroll cake, leaving towel under cake. (Cake will crack.) Spread pudding mixture over cake. Reroll cake without towel; place on plate. Frost with remaining COOL WHIP; sprinkle with zest. Freeze 3 hours.

CITRUS KEY LIME CAKE

Steps:

• Mix cake mix, jello, oil, eggs, and orange juice.
• Beat 3 minute at medium speed.
• Pour into 3 greased cake pans or 13x9 greased pan.
• Bake at 350 for 25-30 minute for cake pans and 35-40 minute for 13x9.
• Mix confectioners' sugar and lime juice.
• Pour over warm layers or 13x9 cake.
• Mix sugar, butter, cream cheese and vanilla and cream together with mixer.
• Frost cake when cooled and enjoy!

LIME CAKE

Steps:

• Mix the 1 1/2 cups sugar with the 5 eggs, crisco oil,baking powder, lime jello, soda, flour, vanilla, lemon extract, 3/4 cup orange juice.
• Beat with mixer till well blended.
• grease abd flour a 13x9 inch baking pan.
• bake batter in 350 oven 30 to 40 min till a tooth pick comes out clean.
• while cake is till warm, mix 1/3 cup powderd sugar, 1/3 cup limejuice and prick cake with fork, pour limejuice mixture over cake.
• put in frige.
• When cake is chilled, mix 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tbs flour, 1/3 cup lemon juice, 1/3 pineapple juice, 1 beaten egg and a few drops green food color, in saucepan.
• Cook and stir over low heat till thick.
• cool.
• mix with 8 oz cool whip and spread on cake.

LIME ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• In the top of a double boiler, beat eggs and yolks. Stir in 1/2 cup sugar, lime juice and zest. Cook over simmering water while gradually whisking in butter. Cook and stir until mixture is thickened and reaches 160°. Strain; refrigerate until completely cool., In a small bowl, beat cream and vanilla until stiff peaks form; gradually beat in remaining sugar. Gently fold into lime mixture. , Split cake horizontally into three layers. Place bottom layer on a serving plate. Spread with 2/3 cup lime mixture. Repeat. Place top layer on cake. Frost top and sides with remaining lime mixture. Sprinkle with coconut. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before slicing.

MOM'S KEY LIME CAKE

Steps:

• Combine cake mix, gelatin mix, oil, eggs and orange juice.
• Pour into three 8 inch cake pans.
• Bake according to instructions on box.
• Allow to cool, then poke holes in cakes while in pans and pour key lime juice over layers.
• To make the frosting: In a large bowl, beat the butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add lime juice and confectioners sugar. Add lime zest if desired. Mix well and ice cakes.
• You can substitute ingredients for a lighter cake and it still turns out well.

KEY LIME BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch Bundt® pan.
• Combine cake mix, cream cheese, gelatin mix, limeade, vegetable oil, eggs, lime zest, and lime juice for cake in a mixing bowl; mix until smooth and well combined. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool to room temperature, 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Beat butter and cream cheese for glaze in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar and Key lime juice and mix until well combined.
• Turn the pan over and remove the cooled cake onto a serving plate. Pour glaze over the cake and garnish with crushed graham crackers and more lime zest.
• Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

BRIGHT GREEN KEY LIME CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. In large bowl, beat cake mix and gelatin with electric mixer on low speed for about 30 seconds. Add remaining cupcake ingredients. Beat with electric mixer on low speed for about 30 seconds; beat on medium speed additional 2 minutes, scraping bowl as necessary. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full.
• Bake 17 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan around 10 minutes. Remove from pan to cooling rack. With toothpick or wooden skewer, pierce tops of cupcakes in several places.
• In small bowl, mix 1 cup powdered sugar and enough of the 2 to 2 1/2 tablespoons lime juice until glaze is smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle and spread glaze over cupcakes. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter on medium speed until light and fluffy. On low speed, beat in vanilla and 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar until mixed; beat on medium speed until fluffy and frost cupcakes. Will want to store covered in refrigerator.