FAVORITE THINGS KEY LIME BUNDT CAKE

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If you are looking for a cake similar to the Key Lime Bundt Cake from 'Oprah's Favorite Things' Holiday 2004 Show, here it is. If you can't find key limes use can the commerical limes at your local supermarket. Wal-Mart frequently has mesh bags of key limes or try Melissa's Fresh Key Limes. If you really can't wait to make this cake just substitute lemons, lemon zest and lemon juice for key limes, zest and juice. If you are fortunate enough to have Boyajian Citrus Oils you know what a difference these can make in a recipe, if not use lemon or lime extract.

Key Lime Bundt Cake

Ingredients

Cake:

2 Cups extra fine sugar (C&H Baking Sugar)

Zest of three key limes, (2 if using limes) finely minced

1 Cup unsalted butter, room temperature

4 eggs

2 yolks

2 Teaspoons vanilla extract

2 Tablespoons key lime juice

1/2 Teaspoon lime oil or lemon extract

1-1/3 Cups heavy cream

3-3/4 Cups all purpose flour

4 Teaspoons baking powder

1/2 Teaspoon baking soda

1/4 Teaspoon salt

Key Lime Syrup:

3/4 Cup water

1/2 Cup key lime juice

1-1/2 Cups sugar

1/2 Teaspoon lime oil or lemon extract

Cream Cheese Glaze:

8 ounces cream cheese

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

1 tablespoon key lime juice

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 tablespoon each, lemon and lime zest, finely minced

1 1/4 - 1 1/2 cups sifted confectioner's sugar

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 F. Spray 12-cup Bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray.

Mix together sugar and zest for 2 minute to help release the oils. Add butter to sugar and zest and cream mixture. Blend in eggs, yolks, and extracts on low to blends, scraping bowl. Add in remaining ingredients and blend into a smooth batter.

Pour batter into cake pan and bake for 1 hour or until cake tests done. Cake will be lightly golden brown and firm to the touch when you press your fingers on it.

While cake is baking make Key Lime Syrup:

In a small sauce bring all syrup ingredients to a boil and simmer 5 minutes.

When cake is done remove from oven and pour all but approximately 1/3 cup of the syrup over cake while still in pan. Pour so syrup goes down sides and around the center tube. Set reserved 1/3 cup syrup aside. Let cake cool for 15 minutes and invert onto serving dish. With pastry brush, coat the top of the cake where glaze didn't reach with the remaining syrup.

Let cake cool completely and glaze with Cream Cheese Glaze.

Cream Cheese Glaze Directions:
Soften cream cheese and cream with butter. Stir in lime juice, vanilla, and lime zest. Fold in confectioner's sugar to make a soft, drippy glaze. If glaze is too thick, thin by stirring in 1 teaspon of hot water at a time until the glaze is at the desired consistency. Drizzle over cooled cake. Allow to set.
Yield Serves 12-16

If you haven't worked with glazes much this recipe is made without cream cheese but will coat the top of the cake and drizzle down the sides nicely.

Another glaze
1/4 cup butter
3 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon key lime juice
1 tablespoon each, lemon and lime zest, finely minced

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Melt butter in microwave. Stir in milk, vanilla, key lime juice and zest. Mix well. Add powdered sugar ( may not need all 2 cups). Mix until smooth. Thin with hot water...added 1 teaspoon at a time, mixing well after each addition of hot water, until desired consistency achieved.

This is an original Meemo's Kitchen recipe include and post full and clear credit to Pattie Kaykes and Meemo's Kitchen.