NELLIE KEY LIME 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:

• For the crust:.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Butter a 9-inch pie plate.
• Break up graham crackers, place in processor and process to crumbs (if you don't have a processor, place crackers in large plastic bag, seal, and crush using a rolling pin).
• Add melted butter& sugar and pulse until combined.
• Press mixture into bottom and up sides of pan, forming a neat border around th edges.
• Bake until crust is set and golden, about 8 minutes.
• Set aside on wire rack; leave oven on.
• For the filling:.
• Meanwhile, in an electric mixer with the wire whisk attachment, beat the egg yolks and lime zest at high speed until very fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• Gradually add the condensed milk and continue to beat until thick, 3-4 minutes longer.
• Lower the mixer speed and slowly add lime juice, mixing until just combined.
• Pour mixture into crust and bake for 10 minutes, or until filling has just set.
• Cool on wire rack, then refrigerate.
• Freeze for 15-20 minutes before serving.
• For the topping:.
• Whip the cream and the confectioner's sugar until nearly stiff.
• Cut pie in wedges and serve very cold, topping each wedge with a dollop of whipped cream.
• Garnish with a slice of key lime if desired.