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At long last, Spring is here! The birds are singing and the flowers are blooming. It is the perfect time for a light and airy cake like this Strawberry Lime Cake! This delicious cake delights your tastebuds with the sweetness of strawberries paired with the subtle liveliness of lime.
For even more yummy Spring and Summer desserts be sure and browse these Heavenly Strawberry Desserts and we also have Lemon & Lime Desserts that are sure to please!
Makes 1 9inch round cake
Lime Cake Ingredients:
2 – 18.5oz box Lemon Cake Mix
2 C Canola Oil
8 large Eggs
2 small (3 oz) box Lime Gelatin
1 1/2 C orange juice, pulp free
3 9inch round cake pans
1 10inch round cake board
1 cake leveler
Strawberry Frosting Ingredients:
2 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
6 C powdered sugar
4 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 C finely diced strawberries
5-7 TBSP heavy whipping cream
1 large disposable piping bag with star tip
1 mini angled spatula
2 Limes cut into slices for decoration
Strawberries cut in half for decoration
Cake Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray your cake pans with pam baking spray
Using a standing mixer, beat together until combined the cake mix, canola oil, eggs, lime gelatin, and orange juice until combined
Divide the batter between the 3 pans
Bake in the oven for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
Allow to cool completely
Remove cakes from pans and place onto a cutting board and use the cake leveler to even out the cake rounds
Frosting Directions:
Using a standing mixer, cream together the butter, vanilla, powdered sugar, diced strawberries and heavy whipping cream until combined and creamy and stiff with peaks
Directions to build the cake:
Place one cake round onto the cake board
Scoop 1 C of the frosting onto the middle of the cake
Using the angled spatula, smooth the frosting out
Place the second cake layer onto the first layer
Repeat steps with the frosting and remaining cake layer
Scoop 1 C of frosting into the piping bag and set aside
Once you have built your cake, scoop the remaining frosting onto the top of the cake and use the angled spatula to smooth it out
Frost the entire cake until smooth
Using the piping bag, pipe dollops of frosting around the edge of the top of the cake
Place sliced limes onto the dollop of frosting and place strawberries along the sides of the dollops
Place into the fridge for 1 hour to allow the frosting to harden
Cut into slices and enjoy!
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Serves: 1 9" cake
- Lime Cake Ingredients:
- 2 - 18.5oz box Lemon Cake Mix
- 2 C Canola Oil
- 8 large Eggs
- 2 small (3 oz) box Lime Gelatin
- 1½ C orange juice, pulp free
- 3 9inch round cake pans
- 1 10inch round cake board
- 1 cake leveler
- Strawberry Frosting Ingredients:
- 2 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- 6 C powdered sugar
- 4 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ C finely diced strawberries
- 5-7 TBSP heavy whipping cream
- 1 large disposable piping bag with star tip
- 1 mini angled spatula
- 2 Limes cut into slices for decoration
- Strawberries cut in half for decoration
- Cake Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray your cake pans with pam baking spray
- Using a standing mixer, beat together until combined the cake mix, canola oil, eggs, lime gelatin, and orange juice until combined
- Divide the batter between the 3 pans
- Bake in the oven for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
- Allow to cool completely
- Remove cakes from pans and place onto a cutting board and use the cake leveler to even out the cake rounds
- Frosting Directions:
- Using a standing mixer, cream together the butter, vanilla, powdered sugar, diced strawberries and heavy whipping cream until combined and creamy and stiff with peaks
- Directions to build the cake:
- Place one cake round onto the cake board
- Scoop 1 C of the frosting onto the middle of the cake
- Using the angled spatula, smooth the frosting out
- Place the second cake layer onto the first layer
- Repeat steps with the frosting and remaining cake layer
- Scoop 1 C of frosting into the piping bag and set aside
- Once you have built your cake, scoop the remaining frosting onto the top of the cake and use the angled spatula to smooth it out
- Frost the entire cake until smooth
- Using the piping bag, pipe dollops of frosting around the edge of the top of the cake
- Place sliced limes onto the dollop of frosting and place strawberries along the sides of the dollops
- Place into the fridge for 1 hour to allow the frosting to harden
- Cut into slices and enjoy!