Glazed Lime Cake

Ingredients

• 0.8 cup butter room temperature ()
• 2 large eggs room temperature
• 2 large to 3 limes 
• 0.3 cup milk 
• 2.5 cups powdered sugar divided
• 1.3 cups self-rising flour 
• 0.3 cup sugar 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• whisk
• baking pan
• skewers

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour8-inch square baking pan. Using electricmixer, cream butter and 11/2 cups powderedsugar in large bowl. Beat in eggs 1 at atime. Beat in milk, then flour.
2. Transferbatter to prepared pan; smooth top.
3. Bakecake until tester inserted into center comesout clean, about 35 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, finely grate enough limepeel to measure 1 tablespoon. Halve limes;squeeze enough juice to measure 1/4 cup.
5. Mix peel, juice, and 1/4 cup sugar in smallbowl. Set lime syrup aside.
6. Using skewer, poke holes all overbaked cake. Spoon half of lime syrup (about3 tablespoons) over hot cake. Cool.
7. Whisk 1 cup powdered sugar intoremaining lime syrup; drizzle over cake.
8. Let stand 1 hour.
9. Cut cake into squares.
10. Bon Appétit