Key Lime Bundt Cake
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Key Lime Bundt Cake
Description
The Key Lime Bundt Cake starts with a boxed white cake mix enhanced by instant vanilla pudding to boost moistness and texture. Eggs, sour cream, sugar, oil, and fresh key lime juice are incorporated and blended, with green gel food coloring added for color. The batter is baked in a bundt pan until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, resulting in an evenly baked, tender cake with a bright, citrus aroma.
The cake’s texture is moist and soft with a fine crumb due to the pudding and sour cream. The key lime juice adds fresh tart notes that balance the sweetness, while the cream cheese frosting brings a rich, tangy layer when piped on top. Key lime zest garnish adds a fragrant finish and accentuates the citrus theme.
This cake is suited for celebrations or as a refreshing citrus dessert. It can be served on its own or with light whipped cream or fresh fruit to complement the tartness. The bundt shape gives visual appeal without requiring complicated decoration.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 15.25 oz white cake mix box
- 1 3.4 oz instant vanilla pudding mix box
- 4 egg large
- 1/2 C sour cream
- 1/2 C sugar
- 3/4 C canola oil
- 3/4 C key lime juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract pure
- 3 Food Coloring leaf green, drops
- 1 9 inch bundt cake
Cream cheese frosting
- 12 ounces cream cheese softened
- 4 C powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract pure
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1 large piping bag with round tip
- key lime zest, to garnish
Instructions
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray your bundt pan with baking spray, set aside
- Using a standing mixer, combine cake mix, pudding, eggs, sour cream, sugar, oil, key lime juice and vanilla and beat until combined
- Mix in the green gel food coloring until combined
- Pour into a bundt pan and bake in the oven for 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when poking the center
- Allow to cool completely on the counter before removing from the pan
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
- Combine all ingredients in your standing mixer and beat on high until smooth.
- Spoon frosting into a piping bag and pipe the frosting over the top.
- Sprinkle with key lime zest if desired
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 766 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 766kcal | 38% |
| Carbohydrates | 111g | 37% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 34g | 52% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 107mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 593mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 138mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 88g | 176% |
| Vitamin A | 633IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 159mg | 16% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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