Key Lime Sheet Cake

20m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Combine the lemon-flavored cake mix, cold water, canola oil, three eggs, zest of one lime, and juice of half a lime in a mixing bowl.
  2. 2Mix the cake batter with a hand mixer until well combined.
  3. 3Add two drops of green food coloring to the cake batter and mix until the desired color is achieved.
  4. 4Grease the Farberware baking pan and pour the cake batter into it, ensuring to tap out any air bubbles.
  5. 5Place the cake in a pellet grill preheated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake for 20 minutes.
  6. 6While the cake cools, prepare the frosting by combining half a block of softened cream cheese and half a stick of softened butter in a bowl. Cream together with a hand mixer.
  7. 7Add a teaspoon of vanilla extract, two cups of powdered sugar, roughly a tablespoon of lime juice, and a little lime zest to the cream cheese and butter mixture.
  8. 8Mix the frosting ingredients until smooth and creamy.
  9. 9Once the cake has cooled, spread the prepared frosting evenly over the top.
  10. 10Crumble a few graham crackers on top of the frosted cake for garnish.

Ingredients

  • 1 box lemon flavored cake mix
  • 1 cup cold water
  • 0.5 cup canola oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 lime
  • 0.5 block softened cream cheese
  • 0.5 stick softened butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • graham crackers

Equipment

mixing bowlhand mixergraterbaking panpellet grillspatulafork