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Ingredients
- Key Lime Cake - Adapted From Home Cooking With Trisha Yearwood, Redbook Magazine, April 2010
- 1 (3 oz.) package lime-flavored gelatin
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 5 large eggs, slightly beaten
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Key Lime Glaze:
- 1/2 cup Key lime juice (about 25 small Key limes or 5 large regular limes)
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- Cream Cheese Icing:
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 (1 lb.) bag or box or powdered sugar
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