Key Lime Bundt Cake – Baker by Nature

August 16, 2022

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As a die-hard key lime lover, it’s in all probability no shock I’m completely obsessed with this key lime bundt cake! It’s tangy, candy, and each factor is exploding with key lime juice. Backside line: this cake is scrumptious and a should bake for lime lovers!

Key Lime Bundt Cake Recipe

Each summer season I throw an enormous yard bbq and bake a key lime pie for dessert. However this 12 months, I made a decision to shake issues up and bake this key lime bundt cake as a substitute. I wasn’t fairly certain how my celebration crew would reply to the change in menu… however to my delight, this cake ended up being the hit of the night!

And never a slice was leftover. Which was a disgrace… as a result of I used to be wanting ahead to having fun with it with my morning espresso the subsequent day. Ethical of the story? All the time sneak a slice to save lots of for later earlier than serving to visitors.

What you’ll Want:

Key Limes: You’ll use key lime zest in addition to key lime juice. In the event you can’t discover key limes, you should utilize bottled key lime juice and simply common lime zest.
Bundt Pan: The important thing to an awesome bundt cake is a nice bundt cake pan! This cake was developed particularly to be baked in a bundt pan, and I have no idea what the outcomes might be like in the event you bake it in a 9×13-inch cake pan, or attempt to convert it to cupcakes.
Nonstick Baking Spray: Think about this your insurance coverage coverage in your cake popping out of the pan. You’ll need to spray each nook and cranny of your pan with this. And spray it RIGHT earlier than including the cake batter.
Flour: All-purpose flour is the one flour I like to recommend utilizing for this cake. I can’t advise on making this gluten free or utilizing nut flours/oat flours.
Baking Powder: Be certain that it’s recent… and by no means swap baking powder for baking soda!
Salt: Only a sprint balances flavors and sweetness. Don’t skip this until you’re utilizing salted butter. See extra on that under.
Butter: Unsalted works greatest, however in a pinch, salted butter will work. Merely omit the salt referred to as for within the recipe. Be certain that your butter is at room temperature or it gained’t correctly cream.
Cream Cheese: Use the brick selection, and ensure it’s full-fat and at room temperature earlier than you start baking.
Granulated Sugar: Don’t reduce on the quantity right here or your cake might be overly tart. I additionally don’t counsel utilizing brown sugar. This swap is not going to solely change the looks of your cake (it’ll bake up way more brown in shade) however will change the flavour by including a molasses undertone, which doesn’t pair nicely with the important thing lime taste, for my part.
Vanilla Extract: I at all times counsel utilizing pure vanilla extract, not synthetic or imitation vanilla.
Eggs: You’ll want 5 of them! Be certain that your eggs are of the massive selection and are at room temperature.
Oil: Whereas I name for canola oil, vegetable oil or coconut oil (refined or unrefined) will all work right here. The small quantity ensures your cake retains its moist crumb for days on finish.
Powdered Sugar: For the smoothest glaze potential, make sure to sift your sugar earlier than use.

Suggestions and Methods for Recipe Success:

Not like many recipes that decision for an oven preheated to 350 levels, for this recipe, you’ll preheat the oven to 325 levels.
In a big bowl mix your dry elements. You’ll want to measure correctly! For greatest outcomes, I counsel weighing these elements with a digital scale.
You’ll want a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment OR a handheld electrical mixer for this recipe. You’ll use it to beat the butter and cream cheese collectively on medium velocity till tremendous easy and fluffy.
Regularly add within the sugar! In the event you add it abruptly, it gained’t correctly incorporate and would possibly even fly out of the bowl.
You’ll want to scale back the mixer velocity to medium earlier than including the eggs. After which add them in one by one! You need to beat nicely after every addition, and scrape down the edges and backside of the bowl regularly, to make sure the batter correctly comes collectively.
When it’s time so as to add within the flour combination, you’ll need to make certain your mixer is working on the bottom velocity setting. And that you just combine simply till mixed. Over mixing will end in a dry cake.
Don’t over bake! This cake recipe ought to be achieved in about 60 to 65 minutes, however you’ll know for sure when a toothpick inserted within the middle comes out clear.
Cool within the pan for precisely 10 minutes earlier than you take away the cake and switch it to a wire rack to chill utterly.
You’ll brush the cake with the lime syrup whereas it’s nonetheless heat. In the event you wait till the cake has cooled, the cake is not going to take in the syrup correctly.
Nonetheless I counsel ready till the cake is totally cooled so as to add the glaze and garnishes!

Talking of garnishes, you could have loads of choices right here! I like including finely grated lime zest and lime spirals, however you could possibly additionally add crushed graham cracker crumbs for a key lime pie vibe. You possibly can additionally swap out the glaze for a cream cheese frosting like I exploit on my bakery-style white cake (tastes like white cake combine however 1,000,000 instances higher) or a white chocolate frosting like I exploit on my white chocolate cranberry bundt cake.

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