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Easy Key Lime Poke Cake

Ingredients

Lime Cake:

  • 1 box white or yellow cake mix
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/3 C. oil
  • 1/2 C. lime juice
  • zest of 2 limes
  • 2/3 C. sour cream or plain yogurt

Lime Curd:

  • 1 C. sugar
  • ¼ C. butter
  • ¾ C. fresh lime juice
  • 1 Tbsp. lime zest
  • 1 tsp. flour
  • 2 eggs lightly beaten

1/2 C. sweetened condensed milk

Cool Whip or whipped cream

Graham crackers, crushed

Instructions

  1. 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9 X 13 pan.
  2. 2. Sift cake mix into a large bowl.
  3. 3. Add eggs, oil, lime juice, lime zest and sour cream. Stir until smooth. (You can add a little green dye if you want to make the cake green!)
  4. 4. Pour into pan, spread out smooth and bake for 25-35 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
  5. 5. Let cake cool, then poke holes all over the cake using a dowel or the end of a wooden spoon.
  6. 6. Lime Curd: Place sugar, butter lime juice, lime zest and flour in a small sauce pan and heat over medium heat until butter melts. Pour 2 Tbsp. of hot lime mixture into eggs to temper them. Then whisk eggs into lime mixture on stove. Cook until mixture is thickened and coats the back of a wooden spoon. Remove from heat and whisk in sweetened condensed milk then pour over cake.
  7. 7. Let sit 10 minutes, then cover with Cool Whip and crushed graham crackers. Refrigerate until ready to serve!