Description

This is the perfect cake for spring with its citrus flavor. It is sweet, moist and light. The cream cheese icing is flavored with key lime and works perfectly with the cake.

Ingredients

• 4 sticks butter, at room temperature
• 3 c. sugar
• 6 large eggs, at room temperature
• 4 c. all-purpose flour
• 1/2 c. fresh key lime juice
• 1/4 c. evaporated milk
• 4 t. key lime zest, minced
• 1 t. vanilla
• Icing:
• 8 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
• 3 1/2 T. butter, at room temperature
• 4 c. powdered sugar
• 1/4 c. freshly squeezed key lime juice
• 2 1/2 t. key lime zest
• 1 t. vanilla extract

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Cover the inside of a 10" tube pan with non-stick spray. Set aside.
2. Beat butter until light in color and fluffy. Add the sugar and again beat well for 10-15 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time and beat only until the yellow disappears.
3. Gradually add flour, beating by hand, to the butter-egg mixture alternating with the key lime juice and milk. Begin and end with flour. Beat just enough to incorporate all ingredients.