Key Lime Cake

• 1 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 small box lime gelatin
• 5 eggs
• 1 1/3 cup cooking oil
• 3/4 cup orange juice
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Glaze

• 1/3 cup Key lime juice
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• Whipped cream (garnish)
• Key lime slices (garnish)

Icing (optional, may just top with whipped cream)

• ½ cup butter, room temperature
• 8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
• 2 cups or so confectioner’s sugar

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 
2. Grease and flour 9 x 13 baking pan.
3. In large mixing bowl mix together sugar, flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda and lime gelatin. 
4. Add eggs and oil, mix well. 
5. Blend in well orange juice, lemon juice and vanilla extract. 
6. Pour batter into prepared 9 x 13 baking pan; bake 25 to 30 minutes. 
7. Remove cake from oven. 
8. Let stand in pan about 15 minutes, until almost cool. 
9. Poke holes all over cake with wooden spoon handle. 
10. Drizzle with Glaze down into the holes and over all of cake top. 
11. Cover and chill.
12. Cream together well butter and cream cheese. 
13. Beat in confectioners’ sugar until smooth and right consistency to spread over cooled cake. 

Variation: top with whipped cream in place of icing or use neither…this cake is wonderful with only the glaze drizzled over….make your own family favorite today! Enjoy!