Cream Cheese Pound Cake With Lime Glaze.

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Cream Cheese Pound Cake With Lime Glaze.

 

For best results all ingredients should be at room temperature.

 

31/4 cups cake flour

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

21/4 sticks unsalted butter

8oz. cream cheese

3 cups sugar

6 eggs

1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

3 teaspoon fresh Lime juice

2 teaspoons finely grated lime zest

 

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 10 cup bundt pan.

 

To make the cake, over a sheet of waxed paper, sift together the

flour, baking soda and salt; repeat until blended and st aside.

 

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the flat beater, beat

butter and cream cheese on medium speed until creamy and smooth, 30

to 40 seconds. Gradually add the sugar and continue beating,

scraping down the sides of the bowl. Then beat in the vanilla and

lime juice. Reduce the speed to low and fold in the flour mixture

in three additions, blending each addition until just incorporated

and stopping the mixer occasionally to scrape down the sides of the

bowl. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the lime zest. Spoon batter

into the prepared pan, making the sides about 1 inch higher than

the center.

 

Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean

about 1 1/2 hours. Cool on rack for 10 minutes.

 

GLAZE

 

1/4 cup fresh lime juice

3/4 cup of sugar

 

In a small bowl whisk together the lime juice and sugar until

blended.

 

Generously brush the surface of the cake with the glaze. Let the

cake cool completely before serving. Dust with powdered sugar to

serve.

 

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