Key Lime Pound Cake

So who gets all green for St. Patty's Day? Honestly, I'm really not that into the holiday. When we were kids it was fun to go around pinching people who forgot to wear green but otherwise...it's just another day. There is a big bonus to the holiday and that the food. I love any excuse to eat special food, especially sweets so I was all in when Jen from Jen's Favorite Cookies invited me to participate in a St. Patty's post.

We have this little cupcake bakery here in town. They make the most unbelievable Key Lime Cupcakes. I'd eat them by the dozen if I could afford to. Sadly, the bakery has overhead, blah, blah, blah and one cupcake is about $2.50. Two cupcakes for $5.00, sorry, no way. And they're tiny. The cake part doesn't even fill up the paper wrapper. I'm glad they're doing well, I do try to support local, I'm just not going to shell out the bucks for something I can make myself.


I'm still trying to replicate their cupcakes but I did come up with this fantastic Pound Cake. The flavor is almost identical to those sweet little cupcakes. The cake is just denser, definitely a pound cake. I even found real Key Lime Juice at the store so I didn't have to squeeze harm any Key Limes in the making of this cake.

Be sure to check out all the other wonderful recipes my friends have made for St. Patty's.

1. Key Lime Pound Cake by Joan at Chocolate Chocolate & More

2. Mini Banoffee Pie Tarts by Kelly at Kelly Bakes 

3. Chocolate Bailey's MousseTart from Nancy at Gotta Get Baked 

4. Irish Carbomb Cupcakes from Susan at Girl in the Little Red Kitchen 

5. Pistachio Caramel Cookies from Jen at Jen's Favorite Cookies 

6. Guinness Stout Mini Bundt Cake from Shanna at Pineapple and Coconut 

7. Irish Cheese and Bacon Cheesecake with Walnut Crust by Carla at Chocolate Moosey 

8. Bailey's Irish Cream Cheese Trifle from Anita at Hungry Couple NYC 

9. Key Lime Pie Ice Cream from Renee at Magnolia Days 

10. Pistachio Mousse Cups from Kim at Cravings of a Lunatic 

11. Irish Eggs Benedict from Isabelle Crumb Blog 

12. St. Patrick's Day Cookie Stack from Angie at Big Bears Wife 

13. Guinness Chocolate Cake from Jen at Juanita's Cocina
14. Irish Potato Oatmeal Bread from Sarah at What Smells So Good

Key Lime Pound Cake

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup key lime juice
5 large eggs
3 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
green food coloring (optional)

for glaze
2 cups powdered sugar
3-4 tablespoons key lime juice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Place rack in lowest position. Grease and flour a bundt pan or 2 loaf pans.

In small bowl, combine buttermilk and lime juice, set aside.

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add in eggs one at a time, beating well to fully combine. Combine flour, salt, baking soda and powder in separate bowl, stir to combine. Add flour and buttermilk mixtures to butter mixture, alternating, starting and ending with flour. Do not overmix. Add in food coloring, stir just to combine. Spoon batter into prepared pan(s). Bake for 50-60 minutes, testing with a toothpick for doneness.

Remove from oven and let rest in pan for 15 minutes before inverting onto cooling rack to cool completely.
Prepare glaze by combining powdered sugar and lime juice to a thick pouring consistency. Drizzle over cooled cake. Let cake set for 30 minutes before serving.

I'm sharing at some of these great parties.