FROSTING FOR KEY LIME CAKE RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Grease and flour three 8 inch round cake pans.  In the bowl of your mixer and the cake mix, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and zest of 2 limes.  
• Whisk for 30 seconds to combine.  Add the melted butter, egg whites, lime juice, milk and oil.
• Mix 1 minute at medium speed, scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl then mix 1 minute more.
• Divide the batter between three prepared 8 inch round pans.  Bake for approximately 22 to 25 minutes.  Let cool 5 to 10 minutes then turn out of pans. 
• In a saucepan, add the sugar, cornstarch and water.  Over medium heat, stir the mixture constantly until it thickens and comes to a boil.  Boil for 1 minute, remove from the heat.
• Spoon about 1/2 cup of the hot mixture into a small bowl containing the egg yolks and stir quickly until combined.
• Pour the egg mixture back into the saucepan.  Return pan to medium heat and cook, stirring constantly, approximately 2 minute.  Th mixture will thicken slightly.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the butter, lime juice and lime zest.  Cool before using.
• Freeze the mixing bowl and whisk attachment or beaters  15 minutes or move before whipping the cream ( 30 minutes if chilling in the refrigerator.
• Use the whisk attachment for a stand mixer, beaters on your hand mixer.  Beat the cream until stiff peak stage — when you lift the beater and the cream stands straight up forming a peak.  Keep in the refrigerator while completing the next step.
• In another bowl, combine the cream cheese and  powdered sugar.  Mix until smooth.  Fold this into the whipped cream  Cover and refrigerate.  If you are piping this frosting and it becomes too soft, just refrigerate the piping bag for a short while.
• A cake frosted with this must be refrigerated.  Before serving your cake, remove from the  refrigerator an hour or two before serving to warm up a bit.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour three 9-Inch round cake pans.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix the gelatin, sugar, flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Stir to mix well.
• Add the eggs, oil, orange juice, lemon juice and vanilla.
• Divide the batter evenly among the three pans and bake for 35-40 minutes.
• Test for doneness by lightly touching the tops of the layers or inserting a toothpick.
• Cool the layers in the pans for 5 minutes then turn them out onto racks.
• While the layers are still hot mix the lime juice and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar and pour it over the layers on the racks.
• You can pierce the layers with a fork to allow the glaze to soak in better.
• Allow the layers to cool completely as you prepare the icing.
• For the icing Cream the butter and cream cheese.
• Beat in the confectioners' sugar until the mixture is smooth and easy to spread.
• Spread the icing between the layers and on the top and sides of the cake.