Key Lime Cake
By
Dorene Nagy
@Letsbake1
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The lady next door, when I was little, was like a mother to me. Her name was Parthenia. After I was married she still stayed close. Had my husband and I over many times for dinner. This was one of her recipes and one of our favorites. Thanks Par!
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 c
- sugar
- 2 c
- all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp
- salt
- 1 - 3 oz
- pkg of lime jello
- 1/2 tsp
- baking soda
- 1 tsp
- baking powder
- 5
- eggs
- 1 1/3 c
- canola oil
- 3/4 c
- orange juice, unsweetened
- 1/2 tsp
- vanilla
- 1 tsp
- lemon extract
- 1/3 c
- key lime juice
- 1/3 c
- powdered sugar
- whipping cream, whipped for garnish
- thin lime slices, for garish
How to Make Key Lime Cake
- 1Preheat oven to 350. Place dry ingredients into a mixing bowl.
- 2In seperate bowl, add eggs and oil. Mix till creamy. Add orange juice, vanilla, lemon extract and dry ingredients. Beat till well blended.
- 3Pour batter into a greased and floured 9x13 pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Remove cake from oven and let stand in pan 15 minutes or until just about cooled.
- 4In small bowl mix lime juice and powdered sugar.
- 5Poke holes in cake with a fork. Drizzle all over with the lime juice and powdered sugar mix. Cover and refrigerate.
- 6To serve, cut into squares and top with whipped cream and lime slices. You can use Cool Whip in place of whipped cream.
