Key Lime-Cream Cheese Crumble Cake

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 1 box vanilla cake mix, reserving 1 cup for topping
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 egg
• 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
• 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
• 3/4 cup Key lime juice
• 2 eggs, beaten
• Reserved 1 cup cake mix
• 1 cup chopped pecans, walnuts or combination of both
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• Powdered sugar for garnish

Preparation

Step 1

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In small bowl, reserve 1 cup of the dry cake mix for the topping; set aside.

2 In medium bowl, mix remaining cake mix, 1/2 cup melted butter and 1 egg until well combined. Press in bottom of pan; set aside.

3 In large bowl, beat cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, lime juice and 2 eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Pour filling evenly over base in pan.

4 With fork, mix reserved cake mix with pecans and 3 tablespoons softened butter until crumbly. Sprinkle evenly over filling.

5 Bake about 45 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan at least 20 minutes. Before serving, sprinkle individual servings with powdered sugar.