Key Lime Sheet Cake

• Produce

  • 5/8 cup Key lime, juice

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 2 cups Flour
  • 3 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup Shortening
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 2 tsp Vanilla

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Butter
  • 1/2 cup Buttermilk
  • 4 tbsp Milk

• Liquids

  • 1/2 cup Water

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Description

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup shortening
• ½ cup water
• ½ cup key lime juice
• ½ cup buttermilk
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ½ cup butter
• 4 Tablespoons milk
• 2 Tablespoons key lime juice
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Spray a 15x10x1 inch baking sheet with cooking spray and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, measure flour and sugar. Set aside.
• In a medium sauce pan, combine butter, water, and shortening. Bring to a boil. After mixture reaches a boil, add key lime juice. Next add the flour/ sugar mixture and stir to combine.
• Add buttermilk, then baking soda, then eggs, then vanilla in that order, mixing in-between each addition.
• Pour into a greased cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees F for 20 minutes
• Frosting
• Combine butter, and milk in a medium sauce pan and bring to a boil, stir in key lime juice, powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth.
• After cake has cooked cool for 15 minutes, and poke holes in cake with a fork. Spread frosting evenly over the top of the cake.