Lime Citrus Cake

Name: Lime Citrus Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: American,
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 2 cups sugar; 2 tsps baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 cup water; 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter cut into 10 pieces; 1/4 cup oil; 3 eggs; 2 tsps pure vanilla extract; 1/2 tsp pure lime extract; 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese softened; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 2 cups heavy cream; 1 tsp pure lime extract; 1 tsp Sunflower color from McCormick® Nature's Inspiration Food Colors; 1 tsp Sky Blue color from McCormick® Nature's Inspiration Food Colors

Sweet-tart Lime Citrus Cake makes the perfect centerpiece to any dessert or Easter table. Infused with the bright taste of McCormick® Pure Lime Extract, and colored a beautiful pastel green with our Nature's Inspiration™ Food Coloring, it tastes as good as it looks...

Ingredients

Lime Cake:
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup water
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, cut into 10 pieces
1/4 cup oil
3 eggs
2 teaspoons McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract
1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Lime Extract
Lime Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting:
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 cups heavy cream
1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Lime Extract
1 teaspoon Sunflower color from McCormick® Nature's Inspiration Food Colors
1 teaspoon Sky Blue color from McCormick® Nature's Inspiration Food Colors

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Preheat oven to 375°F. For the Cake, grease 3 (8-inch) round cake pans. Set aside. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. Set aside. Mix buttermilk and baking soda in small bowl. Set aside.
2 Bring water and butter to boil in small saucepan, stirring to blend. Add the hot butter mixture into the flour mixture; mix with wire whisk until well blended. Add the buttermilk mixture, oil, eggs and extracts; mix with whisk until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pans.
3 Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely on wire rack.
4 For the Frosting, beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Gradually beat in heavy cream on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add lime extract and food colors; mix well.
5 Place one cooled cake layer on serving platter and spread with about 1/2 cup of the frosting. Top with second cake layer and spread with another 1/2 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and side of cake with remaining frosting. Decorate as desired. Cover and referigerate cake until ready to serve. Bring to room temperature when ready to serve.