Key Lime Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

          

 🍈 Key Lime Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting 🍰

This sunshine-packed cake is summer’s answer to dessert perfection! Layers of ultra-moist lime-kissed cake swirled with tangy cream cheese frosting—it’s bright, creamy, and bursting with tropical flavor that’ll transport you straight to the Florida Keys.

But let’s be honest—some citrus cakes disappoint. Maybe they’re dry. Maybe the lime flavor vanishes. Or worst of all—they taste like a mouthful of sugar with a vague citrus afterthought.

So what’s the secret to a perfectly balanced Key Lime cake where every bite sings with flavor?

It all comes down to three game-changing tricks: the lime intensity, the cake’s moisture magic, and one surprise ingredient that takes the frosting next-level.

Ready to bake a showstopper that’s as refreshing as an ocean breeze?

Let’s zest, juice, and bake our way to citrus heaven!

INGREDIENTS :

For the Cake:

• 2½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1¾ cups granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs
• ½ cup key lime juice (about 15-20 limes)
• 1 tbsp key lime zest
• ¾ cup buttermilk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

For the Frosting:

• 8 oz cream cheese, softened

• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened

• 4 cups powdered sugar

• 1 tsp key lime zest

• 1 tbsp key lime juice

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Garnish:

• Thin lime slices
• Extra zest

*METHOD*

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