Key Lime Pound Cake

• butter, softened↗1 cup
• shortening↗1⁄2 cup
• sugar↗3 cups
• large eggs↗6
• all-purpose flour↗3 cups
• baking powder↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• salt↗1⁄8 teaspoon
• milk↗1 cup
• vanilla extract↗1 teaspoon
• lime zest↗1 teaspoon
• fresh key lime juice↗1⁄4 cup
• Key Lime Glaze
• powdered sugar↗1 cup
• fresh key lime juice↗2 tablespoons
• vanilla↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• Garnish
• whipped cream↗
• key lime slice

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 325°.

2. 2

   Beat butter and shortening at medium speed in an electric stand mixer until creamy.

3. 3

   Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed until light and fluffy.

4. 4

   Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.

5. 5

   In a bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and salt.

6. 6

   Add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.

7. 7

   Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition.

8. 8

   Stir in vanilla, lime zest, and lime juice.

9. 9

   Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.

10. 10

    Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a pick comes out clean.

11. 11

    Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack.

12. 12

    Glaze-whisk together the powdered sugar, lime juice, and vanilla until smooth; immediately brush over top and sides of cake.

13. 13

    Cool completely (1 hour); garnish if desired.