Here is a full, clear recipe in the same viral, family-favorite style you like 👇✅
🍋 Key Lime Pound Cake
Buttery • Moist • Bright Citrus Flavor
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 cups sugar
- 1½ cups (3 sticks) butter, softened
- 6 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup sour cream
- ¼ cup key lime juice (fresh or bottled)
- Zest of 2 key limes (or regular limes)
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp salt
Key Lime Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3–4 tbsp key lime juice
- 1 tsp lime zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C). Grease and flour a bundt or tube pan.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy (4–5 minutes).
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.
- Mix in vanilla, lime juice, and lime zest.
- Add sour cream and mix until smooth.
- Gradually fold in flour and salt, mixing just until combined.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth the top.
- Bake for 75–85 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool 15 minutes, then turn out onto a rack.
Glaze
- Whisk powdered sugar, lime juice, and zest until smooth.
- Drizzle over cooled cake.
✨ Tips
- Room-temperature ingredients = perfect texture
- Don’t overmix after adding flour
- Flavor gets even better the next day
If you want, I can:
- Make a “Don’t LOSE This Recipe” version
- Shorten it for Pinterest image text
- Convert to grams
- Create a cream cheese version
Just tell me 👍🍋
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