cherry-lime cake
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My husband is not real crazy about chocolate cake or brownies so, for his birthday one year, I decided to get creative and come up with something I thought he might like better. This recipe uses a boxed cake mix, but adds a few very easy ingredients that make it a little special... a sweet dessert but with just enough tartness to keep it interesting. And, it was a hit with the hubby!
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yield
12 serving(s)
prep time
20 Min
cook time
45 Min
Ingredients For cherry-lime cake
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1 boxcherry chip cake mix, prepared according to directions
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1 boxpowdered sugar
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1/2 clime juice, fresh squeezed
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3 Tbspgrenadine syrup
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3red food coloring drops
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2limes, thinly sliced
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1 bottlemaraschino cherries, small
How To Make cherry-lime cake
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1Mix cake according to package directions; bake in bundt pan until done.
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2After cake cools a few minutes, turn cake out onto cake plate/platter; allow it to cool completely.
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3Divide powdered sugar equally into two small mixing bowls. In one bowl, add the fresh-squeezed lime juice. Add more juice, if needed, to make a glaze that will easily spread.
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4In the second bowl, add the grenadine syrup and red food coloring. Again, add more syrup, if required, for glaze to easily spread.
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5Glaze the cake first with the lime glaze so that cake is completely covered. Then drizzle the cherry (red) glaze over the lime in loops and swirls.
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6Garnish the cake around the edges with lime slices and maraschino cherries.
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7OPTION: Cherry extract or other cherry flavoring can be substituted for the grenadine syrup. Also, bottled lime juice works well in a pinch (faster and more convenient).
- Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
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