🍋‍🟩 Key Lime Pound Cake

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This Key Lime Pound Cake is dense yet tender, bursting with bright citrus flavor, and finished with a tangy key lime glaze that soaks right into the cake. It’s sweet, zesty, buttery, and absolutely irresistible — the kind of cake people beg you to make again.

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🕒 Time & Yield

• Prep Time: 15 minutes

• Bake Time: 55–65 minutes

• Total Time: ~1 hour 20 minutes

• Yield: 8–10 slices

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🧁 Ingredients

🍰 For the Cake

• 1½ cups unsalted butter, softened

• 2½ cups granulated sugar

• 5 large eggs, room temperature

• 3 cups all-purpose flour

• ½ teaspoon baking powder

• ½ teaspoon salt

• 2 tablespoons fresh key lime juice

• 1 tablespoon key lime zest

• ½ cup sour cream or Greek yogurt

• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

🍋‍🟩 For the Key Lime Glaze

• 1 cup powdered sugar

• 2–3 tablespoons key lime juice

• ½ teaspoon key lime zest (optional, for extra zing)

🌿 Optional Garnish

• Lime slices

• Extra lime zest

• Whipped cream

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👩‍🍳 Instructions

1️⃣ Prep

• Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C).

• Grease and flour a loaf or bundt pan.

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2️⃣ Cream Butter & Sugar

• Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 4–5 minutes).

• Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.

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3️⃣ Add Flavor

• Mix in sour cream, key lime juice, key lime zest, and vanilla until smooth.

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4️⃣ Combine Dry Ingredients

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

• Gradually add to wet mixture, mixing just until combined (do not overmix).

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5️⃣ Bake

• Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth the top.

• Bake 55–65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

• Cool in pan 10 minutes, then remove and cool completely.

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6️⃣ Glaze

• Whisk powdered sugar and key lime juice until smooth and pourable.

• Drizzle glaze over cooled cake and let it set.

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