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Key Lime Bundt Cake

Key Lime Bundt Cake Recipe

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 370
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp fine salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
  • 4 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 tbsp freshly grated key lime zest
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup freshly squeezed key lime juice
  • 1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
  • For the glaze: 1 ½ cups powdered sugar, 2–3 tbsp key lime juice, extra zest for garnish

Method
 

  1. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
  2. Beat the butter and sugar until fluffy, then beat in eggs one at a time, followed by lime zest and vanilla.
  3. On low speed, add the flour mixture in three additions alternating with the buttermilk. Stir in the lime juice by hand just until combined.
  4. Pour the batter into a greased and floured bundt pan. Bake at 350°F for 50–55 minutes. Cool 10 minutes in the pan, then invert onto a rack to cool completely.
  5. Stir the powdered sugar with enough lime juice to make a thick but pourable glaze.
  6. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cake and top with fresh lime zest.

Notes

Let the cake cool all the way before glazing, or the glaze will melt right off. The cake tastes even better the next day as the lime flavor deepens.