Dessert for 16
Key Lime Cake
This moist key lime cake bakes in two pans, cools fully, and gets covered with tangy cream cheese frosting.
$5.73for 4 servings
$1.43 per serving$5.73 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 105 minstart to table
- Involveddifficulty
- 16servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 3 | $0.90Typical price |
| Juice, soda and mixers$0.04/oz typical | 5.5 oz | $0.22Typical price |
| Sour cream or plain yogurt$0.14/oz typical | 6.5 oz | $0.89Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 8 oz | $3.20Typical price |
| Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical | 8 oz | $2.40Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $22.91 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourSugar and brown sugarBaking powder and sodaOlive and cooking oilSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3 large eggs
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2/3 cup key lime juice
- 3/4 cup greek yogurt
- 8 oz unsalted butter
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 6 1/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- green food coloring (optional)
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease two 9-inch round cake pans.
- Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
- Whisk the eggs, oil, key lime juice, and Greek yogurt in a second bowl.
- Stir the wet mixture into the dry mixture, divide it between the pans, and bake for 28 to 32 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool the cakes in the pans for 10 minutes, then cool them completely on a rack.
- Beat the butter and cream cheese until smooth, gradually beat in the powdered sugar and vanilla, mix in the food coloring if using, and frost the cooled cake.
Swaps
- Sour cream or plain yogurt for Yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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