Delicious Lime Cake

🍋💚 Delicious Lime Cake — A Slice of Sunshine You Can Eat

Because sometimes happiness comes in layers… of cake and frosting.

 

If you’ve been craving something bright, tangy, and just sweet enough to make your taste buds dance, this Delicious Lime Cake is your new best friend. It’s soft, moist, and bursting with citrusy goodness, topped with a dreamy cream cheese frosting that’s smooth, rich, and just the right amount of tangy.

This cake is:

• Fresh and zesty from real lime juice.
• Moist and tender thanks to sour cream.
• Frosted to perfection with a luscious cream cheese buttercream.
• Easy enough for a weeknight bake, but fancy enough for a celebration.

Whether you’re making it for a birthday, a backyard BBQ, or just because you need a little sunshine in your kitchen, this cake delivers every single time.

I love that Grey loves the citrus flavors these days! They are the absolute best! Lime is my favorite flavor for slushies, but I had never done a lime cake before. This turned out perfect with the basic cream cheese frosting. I didn’t do this cake in the typical shape I would normally do.

We had a six year old who needs a Yoshi cake and this was the easiest idea for Yoshi that I could come up with. A Yoshi egg that looks cool but is fairly simple to execute. The bottom I made cake Rice Krispies so that I could have it maintain it’s shape and I pressed them into a greased bowl.

Then I popped them out so that they could dry and harden in the base of the egg shape. We created a stand for the cake to make sure that it wouldn’t roll over night. Then we stacked the cake on top and gave it a little extra structure using straws and cardboard cake circles.  

 

Delicious Lime Cake

Ingredients

Cake

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 eggs
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2/3 cup fresh lime juice
• 3/4 cup sour cream

Frosting

• 1 stick of salted butter, softened
• 1 8 oz block of cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 cups of powdered sugar

Directions

1. Prep the Pans
   • Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
   • Grease and flour two 8-inch cake pans or three 6-inch pans.
2. Mix the Dry Ingredients
   • In a stand mixer bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
3. Add the Wet Ingredients
   • Add eggs, vegetable oil, and fresh lime juice. Beat until smooth.
4. Add the Sour Cream
   • Mix in sour cream until batter is silky and lump-free.
5. Bake
   • Divide batter evenly between pans.
   • Bake for 20–25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
6. Cool & Layer
   • Let cakes cool completely.
   • Split each layer into two for extra frosting layers (optional but highly recommended).
7. Make the Frosting
   • Beat butter and cream cheese until smooth.
   • Add vanilla, then gradually mix in powdered sugar until fluffy.
8. Assemble
   • Frost between layers, then cover the top and sides.
   • Chill for 20 minutes before slicing for cleaner cuts.

🔢 Calorie Count (Per Slice — 12 Servings)

• Calories: ~420
• Protein: 4g
• Carbs: 54g
• Fat: 21g
• Sugar: 38g

📊 Nutritional Facts (Per Slice)

\*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Delicious Lime Cake

👩‍🍳 Cooking Tips for the Perfect Lime Cake

• Fresh juice is non-negotiable — Bottled lime juice just can’t match the brightness of fresh.
• Room temp ingredients — Eggs, sour cream, and butter should be at room temperature for the fluffiest texture.
• Don’t overmix — Once the flour is in, mix just until combined to avoid a dense cake.
• Zest it up — Add lime zest to the batter for an extra punch of flavor.
• Chill before slicing — This helps the frosting set and makes for prettier slices.

🎨 Recipe Variations

• Key Lime Cake — Swap regular limes for key limes for a more intense citrus flavor.
• Coconut Lime Cake — Add shredded coconut to the batter and top with toasted coconut.
• Berry Lime Cake — Fold fresh raspberries or blueberries into the batter before baking.
• Glazed Lime Cake — Skip the frosting and drizzle with a lime glaze for a lighter dessert.
• Lime Cupcakes — Bake in cupcake tins for 18–20 minutes for a portable treat.

🧒 Kid Tips

• Let kids help zest the limes (with supervision).
• Make mini cakes or cupcakes for easy kid-sized portions.
• Add colorful sprinkles to the frosting for a fun twist.
• Turn it into a “decorate your own slice” party with bowls of toppings.

🛒 Grocery Hacks

• Buy limes in bulk — Freeze the juice in ice cube trays for future baking.
• Store-brand sour cream — Works just as well as name brand.
• Powdered sugar — If you run out, blend granulated sugar in a blender until fine.
• Oil swap — Canola oil works perfectly if you don’t have vegetable oil.
• Cream cheese — Brick style is best for frosting; avoid the tub version.

📣 Reader’s Challenge: #LimeTimeLove

I want to see your lime cake magic!

1. Bake this cake.
2. Add your own twist — maybe a lime curd filling, candied lime slices, or a tropical fruit topping.
3. Snap a photo and share it with #LimeTimeLove.
4. Tag me so I can feature your creation in my next roundup.

♻️ Leftover Remix

• Lime Cake Trifles — Layer cake cubes with whipped cream and berries.
• Cake Pops — Mix crumbled cake with frosting, roll into balls, and dip in white chocolate.
• Ice Cream Sundae Topper — Crumble cake over vanilla ice cream with a drizzle of lime syrup.
• Lime Parfait — Alternate cake, yogurt, and fruit in a glass for a quick dessert.
• French Toast Cake — Yes, you can! Dip slices in egg mixture and pan-fry for a decadent breakfast.

💭 Final Thoughts

This Delicious Lime Cake is proof that citrus desserts can be just as cozy as chocolate ones. It’s bright, happy, and guaranteed to make people smile. The cream cheese frosting balances the tang perfectly, and the texture is so soft you’ll want to eat it straight from the fridge at midnight (no judgment).

Some cakes are just… cakes. And then there are cakes like this — the kind that make you close your eyes on the first bite because it’s that good.

This lime cake is sunshine on a plate. It’s the perfect mix of tangy and sweet, light yet indulgent, and it works for every season. You can dress it up for a wedding shower, keep it casual for a picnic, or make it “just because” on a Tuesday afternoon.

So here’s my challenge to you: bake it, love it, and share it. Post your version with #LimeTimeLove so we can all swap ideas, cheer each other on, and maybe even inspire the next great lime dessert trend.

Here’s to zesty bakes, happy kitchens, and recipes that make life a little more delicious — one slice at a time. 🍋💛🍰

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