Key Lime Cake

By Cogginst

Ingredients

• Key Lime Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients:
• Cake Ingredients
• 1 Pkg white cake mix
• 1 3 oz pkg lime gelatin
• 1 Cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 Cup orange juice
• 4 eggs
• 2 Tablespoons lime juice
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 stick of butter (room temperature)
• 8 oz. cream cheese (room temperature)
• 3 1/2 Cup confectioners sugar
• 2 Tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tsp vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350, grease 3-8 inch cake pans

For Cake:

In a large mixing bowl, add cake mix and gelatin. Add 1 c oil and ¾ c orange juice and beat on low. Add eggs, one at a time. Add lime juice and vanilla. Beat 2 minutes on med hi, scraping sides. Pour into cake pans. Bake 8 inch layers 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Bake 9×13 inch cake 30 minutes. Cool completely before icing with Key Lime Cream Cheese Frosting.

For Frosting:

Beat 1 stick butter and 8 oz cream cheese until smooth, add confectioners sugar with mixer on low. Add lime juice and vanilla. Mix until smooth.