Key Lime Cake With White Chocolate Frosting
(from saymyname’s recipe box)
Source: Paula Deen
Serves 16 peopleCategories: Cake, Dessert, Paula Deen
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 2 tablespoons key lime zest
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup key lime juice, fresh
- 3 cups cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- White Chocolate Frosting:
- 6 (1 ounce) white chocolate baking squares
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 5 cups confectioners' sugar
Directions
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eheat oven to 340. Grease and flour 3 (9 inch) cake pans.
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In large bowl, beat butter, sugar, and lime zest at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in juice until combined.
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In medium bowl, combine cake flour and baking soda; sift. Gradually add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
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Pour evenly into prepared pants, and bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes clean.
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Let cool in pans for 10 minutes.
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Remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.
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Spread white chocolate frosting in between layers, and on top and sides of cake. Garnish with Key lime wedges, if desired.
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White Chocolate Frosting:.
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In medium bowl, combine chocolate an dcream. Microwave on high in 30 second intervals, stirring between each, until chocolate is melted and smooth (about 1-1/2 minutes total); let cool completely.
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In large bowl, combine white chocolate mixture, butter, and vanilla.
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Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
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Gradually beat in confectioners sugar until fluffy.