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Glazed Key Lime Pound Cake
Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
2 cups white granulated sugar
5 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon. baking powder
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup Florida Key West Key Lime Juice
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Glaze
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup butter
3 tablespoons Florida Key West Key Lime Juice
Method:
Preheat oven to 325
Grease and flour 10-inch tube pan. Mix together the flour and baking powder.
Cream together butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the
eggs one at a time. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing
just until incorporated. Stir in key lime juice and vanilla extract. Pour batter
into prepared pan. Bake in a preheated oven for 90 minutes or until a toothpick
inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan 10
minutes. Turn it out onto wire rack. While warm, prick top of cake with
toothpick. Pour Key Lime Glaze over warm cake. Cool completely.
Key Lime Glaze
In small saucepan, combine sugar, butter and key lime juice. Bring to boil.
Continue to boil, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Remove from heat.
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