Lime Cake From Scratch Food

EASY LIME CAKE

Steps:

• 1. HEAT oven to 350°F. Coat 12-cup bundt pan or 10-inch fluted tube pan with no-stick cooking spray. Dust with flour.
• 2. BEAT cake mix, yogurt or sour cream, oil, eggs, lime juice and lime peel in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute or until moistened. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Spread evenly in prepared pan.
• 3. BAKE 40 to 44 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Remove from pan to wire rack to cool completely.
• 4. MIX powdered sugar, melted butter, lime juice, milk and butter with a whisk in a large bowl. Once combined, spoon over bundt cake. If desired garnish with additional lime peel. Enjoy!

TRIPLE LIME BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• To make the cake: In a mixer set with the paddle attachment, beat the butter over medium speed until soft and creamy, about 5 minutes. Add the granulated sugar and continue to beat until well mixed and creamy, another 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in the egg yolks, add the lime zest and continue to beat until fully incorporated, another 2 minutes or so. Reduce the speed to low, and gently add the all-purpose flour, salt and baking powder. Continue to beat for another couple minutes. The batter should be completely homogeneous and feel a bit dense and heavy.
• Transfer the batter to a large mixing bowl. Rinse the bowl of the mixer well and change the paddle attachment to the whisk attachment. Beat the egg whites on medium-high speed, until they hold stiff peaks, about 4 to 5 minutes. Slowly, incorporate a bit of the whipped-up egg whites into the heavy batter. Repeat with the rest of the egg whites, folding them gently but persistently, until the batter is completely incorporated and seems lighter and puffier. Don't overmix, or you will remove the puff effect from the beaten egg whites.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter the sides and bottom of a 14-cup bundt pan and lightly coat with all-purpose flour. Shake out any extra flour. Pour the batter into the prepared mold and bake in the oven about 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until the cake is golden brown on top, seems beautifully puffed up and a toothpick comes out moist but not wet. Remove from the oven. Let cool for at least 10 minutes.
• To make the lime syrup: Combine the lime juice with the granulated sugar in a small saucepan and heat over medium heat for a couple minutes, just until the sugar has dissolved.
• Run the tip of a knife around the edges of the cake. Place an inverted platter or board on top of the bundt pan. Invert to release the cake. With a toothpick or wooden skewer, poke holes all over its surface, going as deep as the toothpick will go--I poke at least 100 times! Pour half the lime syrup evenly over the cake. Let it absorb for a few minutes. Pour over the rest of the syrup and let it sit for a few minutes, while you make the glaze.
• To make the lime glaze: In a small mixing bowl, using a small whisk or fork, combine the lime juice with the vanilla and confectioners' sugar until thoroughly mixed. With a tablespoon, add half the glaze, one tablespoon at a time, over the cake, slowly so it absorbs and coats the cake. Wait a few minutes and add the rest of the glaze. Let some of the extra glaze slide down the sides, as it will give it a pretty glazed look. Grate some fresh lime zest over the top.
• If there is any leftover, cover so it will remain moist -- it usually becomes more moist after a day or two.

LIME CAKE

Steps:

• Combine the egg yolks and sugar in a medium mixing bowl and whisk vigorously until smooth.
• Whisk in the lime juice and zest. Pour the mixture into the top of a double boiler set over simmering water.
• Cook, stirring, until mixture is pale in color and thickens enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon-about 15 to 20 minutes. (See the body of this post for a visual guide to determining when your lime curd is done.)
• Remove from the heat and whisk in the butter 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring to melt each pat of butter before adding the next.
• Scrape the curd into a clean mixing bowl and cover with plastic wrap, pressing the wrap onto the surface of the curd to prevent a skin from forming. (If you prefer, you can strain the curd through a fine mesh sieve to eliminate any lime zest before putting it in the clean bowl.)
• Refrigerate until completely chilled before using. Once chilled, lime curd can be stored in the fridge, in an airtight container, for up to about a week.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray 3 8-inch round cake pans with cooking spray. Line the bottoms of the pans with parchment, spray the parchment with cooking spray, and set pans aside.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside. (These are the dry ingredients.)
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter with with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Add the sugar, vanilla, lime zest, and eggs and beat on medium until very light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. (Stop the mixer a few times to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl.)
• With mixer on low, beat in half of the dry ingredients until just combined. Beat in half of the buttermilk.
• Beat in the remaining flour, then the remaining butter milk until just incorporated. Use a rubber spatula to stir a few times to ensure all of the dry ingredients are fully incorporated.
• Divide batter between the prepared cake pans and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean.
• Cool the cake layers in the pans for 20 minutes, then run a knife around the edge of the pans to loosen. Carefully turn onto a wire rack to cool completely before filling and frosting.
• Beat the butter and cream cheese in a medium mixing bowl until smooth.
• Beat in the lime curd, vanilla and salt. With mixer on low, gradually beat in 4 1/2 cups of powdered sugar.
• Once all the sugar is incorporated, turn mixer to medium and beat until the frosting is smooth. If frosting is too thick, beat in a little milk. If it's too thin, beat in more powdered sugar.
• Assembly
• Use a long serrated knife to trim your cake layers if they've domed.
• Set 1 cooled cake layer on a cake stand or cardboard cake circle. Spread a thin layer of frosting over the top, then spread about 2 to 3 tablespoons of lime curd over that; don't go all the way to the edge with the curd.
• Top with a second layer, more frosting, and more lime curd. Top with the third cake layer. Frost and decorate your cake as desired. Slice and serve.
• Uneaten lime cake can be stored, covered, in the refrigerator for up to three days. It can also be stored in the freezer, tightly wrapped, for up to 2 months.

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.

MADE FROM SCRATCH LIME POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly grease and flour cakepan.
• In a separate bowl, sift flour and baking soda and set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together sugar, eggs, egg whites, veggie oil, water and lime juice. Add in sour cream and gelatine. Then gradually add in the presifted flour and baking soda.
• Pour into prepared cakepan and bake at 350 for approximately 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• Allow to cool for 20 minutes or so, before removing from pan.
• While cooling prepare glaze. Add together confectioner's sugar, lime juice, water or milk and stir until smooth.
• Pour glaze over warm cake and allow to cool.