How To Make key lime pound cake

 Test Kitchen Tips
Key limes can take a while to juice. As a timesaver, we used Nellie and Joe’s Key Lime Juice and it was perfect.
    • Creaming butter and shortening.

      1

      Preheat oven to 325°. Beat butter and shortening at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until creamy.
      • FOR CAKE
      • 1 c
        butter
      • 1/2 c
        shortening
      • 3 c
        sugar
      • 6 lg
        eggs
      • 3 c
        all-purpose flour
      • 1/2 tsp
        baking powder
      • 1 c
        milk
      • 1/8 tsp
        salt
      • 1 tsp
        vanilla
      • 1 tsp
        lime zest
      • 1/4 c
        key lime juice
      • FOR GLAZE
      • 1 c
        powdered sugar
      • 2 Tbsp
        key lime juice
      • 1/2 tsp
        vanilla extract
Gradually beating in the sugar.

2

Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed until light and fluffy.
  • FOR CAKE
  • 1 c
    butter
  • 1/2 c
    shortening
  • 3 c
    sugar
  • 6 lg
    eggs
  • 3 c
    all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 c
    milk
  • 1/8 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1 tsp
    lime zest
  • 1/4 c
    key lime juice
  • FOR GLAZE
  • 1 c
    powdered sugar
  • 2 Tbsp
    key lime juice
  • 1/2 tsp
    vanilla extract