Key Lime Pound Cake

Key Lime Pound Cake

Moist, buttery, and bursting with bright citrus flavor, this Key Lime Pound Cake is perfectly balanced between sweet and tangy. It’s delicious on its own or topped with a simple key lime glaze for extra zing.

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened

• 2 cups granulated sugar

• 4 large eggs, room temperature

• 1 tablespoon key lime zest

• ¼ cup key lime juice (or regular lime juice)

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 3 cups all-purpose flour

• ½ teaspoon baking powder

• ½ teaspoon salt

• ½ cup sour cream or plain yogurt

Key Lime Glaze (Optional)

• 1 cup powdered sugar

• 2–3 tablespoons key lime juice

• ½ teaspoon key lime zest

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C). Grease and flour a bundt or loaf pan.

2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

3. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

4. Mix in key lime zest, key lime juice, and vanilla extract.

5. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.

6. Add dry ingredients to the batter alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour.

7. Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth the top.

8. Bake for 70–80 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

9. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

10. Whisk glaze ingredients and drizzle over cooled cake if desired.