Recipe: Key Lime Cake Florida with Key Lime Glaze

KEY LIME CAKE FLORIDA

FOR THE CAKE:
2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 (3 oz) pkg lime gelatin (used dry)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/4 cups cooking oil
5 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup orange juice
1 tsp lemon extract
1/2 tsp vanilla
FOR THE KEY LIME GLAZE:
3 tbsp key lime juice
5 tbsp powdered sugar
whipped cream (for garnish)
lime slices (for garnish)

TO MAKE THE CAKE:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 13x9-inch baking pan.

Combine flour, sugar, lime gelatin (dry), baking powder, and salt. Add oil, eggs, orange juice, lemon extract, and vanilla; blend well. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake cake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes.

Cool for 15 minutes then prick holes all over cake with fork.

TO MAKE THE KEY LIME GLAZE:
Mix lime juice and powdered sugar. Drizzle over cake.

Cover cake and refrigerate in pan.

TO SERVE:
Cut into squares and top with whipped cream and thin lime slices.

Source: Florida's Finest Cookbook: Recipes from America's Space Coast, Junior League of S. Brevard, Inc.