Your Daily Dish: Layered Key Lime Cake

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This Key Lime Cake hits the perfect balance between sweet and tart, with luscious layers (4 in all!) encased in key lime cream cheese frosting and coated in a graham cracker crumble. This one really takes the cake!

Key Lime Cake

2½ cups flour
1 tsp lime zest
1½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp kosher salt
¾ cup butter, room temperature
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
¼ cup frozen limeade concentrate
1 cup buttermilk
3 tbsp fresh key lime juice

Graham Cracker Crumble

1¼ cups graham cracker crumbs
¼ cup brown sugar
Pinch kosher salt
¼ cup butter, melted

Key Lime Cream Cheese Frosting

1 (8oz) package cream cheese
¾ cup butter, room temperature
2 tbsp key lime juice
2 tbsp limeade concentrate
1 tsp lime zest
6½ cups icing sugar

Bite Me Bit: “But how will I eat cake if my head is over there, and my hands are over here?” 

-Marie Antoinette

Prefer pie over cake? We’ve got you covered with this tart and creamy, meringue-topped Key Lime Pie.

 

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