Scratch Made Key Lime Pound Cake Recipe with Key Lime Glaze

INGREDIENTS

1 cup

butter at room temperature, no substitutions

1/2 cup

shortening

3 cups

granulated sugar

large eggs at room temperature

3 cups

all-purpose flour, sifted (read my tips on how to correctly measure flour)

1/2 tsp

baking powder

1/8 tsp

salt

1 cup

whole milk (1% or 2% may be used, but cake will not be as rich)

1 tsp

vanilla extract

and 1/2 teaspoon Key lime zest (regular limes can be used)

1/3 cup

fresh Key lime juice (regular limes can be used)

KEY LIME GLAZE

and 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

3 tbsp

fresh Key lime juice

1/2 tsp

vanilla extract