Key Largo Key Lime Pound Cake with Key Lime Glaze

Ingredients

• 0.5 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 0.3 cup butter 
• 5  eggs 
• 3 cups flour all-purpose
• 3 tablespoons key lime juice 
• 0.5 cup milk 
• 1 cup shortening 
• 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract 
• 0.3 cup sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• knife
• wire rack
• toothpicks
• skewers

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
2. In a large bowl, beat 1 cup of butter, shortening and 2 cups of sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, blending each one thoroughly.
3. Combine the flour and baking powder, stir into the batter alternating with the milk, vanilla and 1/2 cup of key lime juice.
4. Pour into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the crown of the cake comes out clean, about 90 minutes.
6. While the cake is baking, make the glaze in a small bowl. Stir together 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup butter and key lime juice. When the cake is done, invert it onto a wire rack while still warm, but not straight out of the oven. Poke several times with a skewer or toothpick.
7. Pour the glaze over the warm cake allowing it to seep into the holes. Allow the cake to cool completely before serving.