How to Bake a Honey and Key Lime Cake

This is a very moist, light and clean tasting cake; balances out the lingering taste in your mouth after a heavy dinner. Honey and key lime cake recipe >>

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Gather and prepare the following items for the honey and key lime cake recipe:
   
   -- Ingredients --
   
   (For the Cake)
   * 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened / butter preferred
   * 1-1/6 cup white sugar
   * 2 large eggs
   * 2 teaspoons grated key lime zest
   * 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
   * 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
   * 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
   * 1/4 teaspoon salt
   * 3/4 cup key lime juice
   * 4 tablespoons pure honey
   * 2 to 3 drops green food coloring, optional
   
   (For the Cream Cheese Icing)
   * 1/4 cup vegetable oil
   * 1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
   * 8 ounces (1 package) cream cheese, softened
   * 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
   * 1 teaspoon key lime zest, lemon zest okay
   * 5 cups confectioners’ sugar; powdered sugar

2. - - Make the Cake --
   
   Lightly grease a cake pan. Set aside.
   
   Sift together the baking powder, baking soda, flour, and salt. Set aside.
   
   Beat together using electric mixer on high speed the butter (margarine, if using) and 3/4 cup of the sugar. Beat until light and fluffy.
   
   Fold in the egg yolks (reserve the whites) one at a time to the above mixture. Stir in lime zest. Add green food coloring (optional, if you want your cake a pretty lime green color). Add sifted flour mixture, alternating with 1/2 cup lime juice, beating to form batter. Add honey, and egg whites to the cake batter.
   
   Pour batter into prepared cake pan. Bake for 38 minutes at 350°F or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
   
   Cool cake for 15 minutes in pan on wire rack.

3. -- Make the Cake Icing --
   
   Cream with electric mixer in a large bowl the vegetable oil, butter, cream cheese, lime juice and lemon or key lime zest. Beat until silky light and fluffy.
   
   Add 5 cups powdered sugar (one cup at a time) to the above mixture and continue beating, again, until fluffy and light.
   
   Add additional powdered sugar 1 tablespoon at a time, if the icing is too thin.

4. -- Assembly and Serving --
   
   Invert cake on a platter and spread icing on top and on the sides. Slice and serve. Honey and key lime cake recipe yields about 10 slices.

[goodselfme]

on 11/8/2009 Delightfully delicious sounding Honey and key lime cake recipe.

[jeni10]

on 11/6/2009 Yum! This sounds divine! I'm definitely trying your recipe for honey and key lime cake this Thanksgiving and Christmas season. Thanks for sharing your recipe. 5*