Key Lime Cake
Description
This key lime cake is easy to make with cake mix and lime gelatin for a deliciously moist, citrusy, layer cake with homemade cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
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1 (15 1/4 ounce) package lemon cake mix
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1 1/3 cups vegetable oil
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3/4 cup orange juice
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4 large eggs
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1 (3 ounce) package lime flavored Jell-O® mix
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1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
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1/2 cup butter
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4 cups confectioners' sugar
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3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
Directions
1
Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease three 8-inch round cake pans.
2
To make the cake: Beat cake mix, oil, orange juice, eggs, and gelatin mix in a large bowl until well combined.
3
Pour into the prepared cake pans.
4
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake layer comes out clean, 16 to 18 minutes. Allow cake layers to cool completely.
5
Meanwhile, make frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
6
Add confectioners' sugar and lime juice; mix until well combined.
7
Fill and frost cooled cake layers.