Key Lime Pound Cake Recipe

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Key Lime Pound Cake
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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
5834
Calories
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tsp lime zest
  • key lime glaze

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325°. Beat butter and shortening at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.
  2. Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla, lime zest, and lime juice. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch (12-cup) tube pan.
  3. Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack.
  4. Prepare Key Lime Glaze, and immediately brush over top and sides of cake. Cool completely (about 1 hour).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 5834.33 Kcal (24427 kJ)
Calories from fat 2884.33 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 320.48g 493%
Cholesterol 1610.6mg 537%
Sodium 887.61mg 37%
Potassium 1517.91mg 32%
Total Carbs 662.45g 221%
Sugars 365.66g 1463%
Dietary Fiber 11.3g 45%
Protein 86.9g 174%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 2%
Vitamin A 2.3mg 76%
Iron 10mg 56%
Calcium 690.2mg 69%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 347.06 Kcal (1453 kJ)
Calories from fat 171.58 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.06g 493%
Cholesterol 95.81mg 537%
Sodium 52.8mg 37%
Potassium 90.29mg 32%
Total Carbs 39.41g 221%
Sugars 21.75g 1463%
Dietary Fiber 0.67g 45%
Protein 5.17g 174%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 76%
Iron 0.6mg 56%
Calcium 41.1mg 69%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 142.6
    Points
  • 161
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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