Key Lime Cake

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This key lime cake recipe features a bright, tart, 3-layer cake, topped with a fluffy lime-infused cream cheese frosting!

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You'll need a few ingredients to make this recipe. Let's get started!

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In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

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Cream the butter, oil, sugar, and vanilla in another mixing bowl, until they’re fluffy and lighter in color.

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Beat in the eggs one at a time.

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Mix half of the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.

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Slowly mix in the buttermilk, followed by the milk.

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Mix in the key lime juice and zest, then the remaining dry ingredients.

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Divide the batter evenly between the cake pans and bake for about 23 minutes.

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Remove cakes from oven and allow them to cool in the pans for 10 minutes before transferring them to wire racks.

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Beat the cream cheese and butter on medium speed until well combined.

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Reduce the mixer speed to low; beat in half of the powdered sugar, key lime juice and zest.

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Beat in the remaining powdered sugar.

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Set a cake layer onto a serving platter and spread 1 cup of frosting over the top.

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Add another cake layer over the frosting and spread another cup of frosting over that layer.

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Repeat with the last cake layer and more frosting.

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With the remaining frosting, frost the outside of the cake and pipe swirls around the top edge.

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Sprinkle the top of the cake with zest and garnish with lime slices.

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Serve and enjoy!

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