Strawberry Lime Cake Recipe
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 1 9" cake
 
Ingredients
  • 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
Instructions
  1. Cake Directions:
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray your cake pans with pam baking spray
  3. Using a standing mixer, beat together until combined the cake mix, canola oil, eggs, lime gelatin, and orange juice until combined
  4. Divide the batter between the 3 pans
  5. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
  6. Allow to cool completely
  7. Remove cakes from pans and place onto a cutting board and use the cake leveler to even out the cake rounds

  9. Frosting Directions:

  11. 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

  13. Directions to build the cake:

  15. Place one cake round onto the cake board
  16. Scoop 1 C of the frosting onto the middle of the cake
  17. Using the angled spatula, smooth the frosting out
  18. Place the second cake layer onto the first layer
  19. Repeat steps with the frosting and remaining cake layer
  20. Scoop 1 C of frosting into the piping bag and set aside
  21. 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
  22. Frost the entire cake until smooth
  23. Using the piping bag, pipe dollops of frosting around the edge of the top of the cake
  24. Place sliced limes onto the dollop of frosting and place strawberries along the sides of the dollops
  25. Place into the fridge for 1 hour to allow the frosting to harden
  26. Cut into slices and enjoy!
Recipe by Mom Does Reviews at https://www.momdoesreviews.com/2019/04/12/strawberry-lime-cake-recipe/