Lemon-Lime Pound Cake

Name: Lemon-Lime Pound Cake
Ingredients: 3 cups flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, room temp; 3 cups sugar; 5 eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon peel; 1 1/2 teaspoons lime zest; 3/4 cup carbonated lemon-lime beverage, plus; 2 tablespoons carbonated lemon-lime beverage (about); 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

10 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, room temp
3 cups sugar
5 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
1 1/2 teaspoons lime zest
3/4 cup carbonated lemon-lime beverage, plus
2 tablespoons carbonated lemon-lime beverage (about)
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2

Spray 12 cup bundt pan with nonstick spray.
3

Whisk flour and salt in bowl to blend.
4

Using an electric mixer ( I use my kitchen aid large bowl mixer) beat butter in large bowl until fluffy.
5

Gradually beat in sugar until fluffy.
6

Add eggs 1 at a time until until combined.
7

Add in 1 teaspoon each of lemon and lime peels.
8

Beat in flour mixture in 4 additions alternating with 3/4 cup of the lemon lime soda in 3 additions.
9

When all combined transfer batter to prepared bundt pan.
10

Bake cake until golden on top and tester comes out clean (about 1 hour 15 minutes).
11

Cool cake in pan for 5 minutes.
12

Turn cake out onto cake rack and cool completely.
13

Combine powdered sugar and reserved 1/2 teaspoon each of the lemon and lime peels in a bowl.
14

Whisk in enough of the remaining 2 tablespoons of soda to form a thick enough frosting to drizzle over the cake.