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I love poundcake, yes I do.  And this lime poundcake is no exception.  It’s perfectly tangy and it has a soft, yet dense texture.  It’s wonderfully delicious all on its own, but also tastes amazing topped with berries and a little whipped cream.

This is the first time I’ve baked with cake flour and I’m sold.  It was actually a bit of a happy accident.  When I went to bake this cake, I discovered that I didn’t have enough all purpose flour, but I did have cake flour, so that’s what I used.  I love how the cake turned out with it!  It still has the dense texture that poundcake should have, but I feel like the crumb was more delicate.

Then, instead of coating the pan with cooking spray and flour, I coated it with cooking spray and sugar.  That was also a winner.  The sugar made the outside of the cake a little crispy and crunchy, a perfect combo with the soft center.

Yield: 16

Lime Poundcake

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Lime juice and zest give this perfectly moist poundcake a fresh and tangy flavor.

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Additional Time 15 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla
• Juice and zest of 2 limes
• 3 cups cake flour
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ salt
• 1 cup half and half

Instructions

1. Coat a bundt pan with cooking spray and then sugar.
2. Cream together butter and sugar in a mixing bowl, until fluffy.
3. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until well incorporated.
4. Beat in vanilla and lime juice.
5. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl.
6. Alternate beating in flour mixture and half and half, a little at a time, starting and ending with the flour.
7. Pour batter into prepared bundt pan.
8. Place pan in a cold oven and set temperature to 350 degrees. Bake for 1 hour without opening oven.
9. Remove from oven and cool in the pan for 15 minute. Gently run a knife around the pan and remove to a plate to finish cooling.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

16

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 340Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 82mgSodium: 96mgCarbohydrates: 49gFiber: 1gSugar: 28gProtein: 4g

ENJOY!