LIME CAKE

By gaster16

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter, room temperature
• 2-1/2 cups powdered sugar, divided
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1-1/3 cups self-rising flour
• 2 to 3 large limes
• 1/4 cup sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and flour 8" square baking pan. Using mixer, cream butter and 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar in large bowl. Beat in eggs one at a time. Beat in milk, then flour. Transfer batter to prepared pan, smooth top. Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes our clean, about 35 minutes.

Meanwhile finely grate enough lime peel to measure 1 tablespoon. Halve limes, squeeze enough juice to measure 1/4 cup. Mix peel, juice, and 1/4 cup sugar in small bowl. Set lime syrup aside.

Using skewers poke holes all over baked cake. Spoon half of lime syrup (about 3 tablespoons) over hot cake. Cool.
Whisk 1 cup powdered sugar into remaining lime syrup, drizzle over cake. Let stand 1 hour.