Rose Bundt Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups cake flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter
• 6 ounces cream cheese
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 2 teaspoons finely grated lime zest

Recipe

• 1 have all the ingredients at room temperature. position a rack in the lower third of oven and preheat to 325°f thoroughly grease and flour a rose bundt pan (or a any bundt pan).
• 2 sift together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• 3 in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the flat beater, beat the butter and cream cheese on medium speed until creamy and smooth.
• 4 gradually add the granulated sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 5 min., occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl.
• 5 increase the speed to med-high and add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition, and scraping down the sides of the bowl.
• 6 beat in the vanilla and lime juice.
• 7 reduce the mixing speed to low and add the flour mixture in three additions, beating each addition until just incorporated; stop the mixer occasionally to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• 8 using a rubber spatula, stir in the lime zest.
• 9 spoon the batter into the prepared pan, making the sides about 1 inch higher than the center.
• 10 bake until the cake is golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out almost clean, 65 to 70 minutes.
• 11 cool in pan about 10 minutes. remove from pan and cool completely. dust cooled cake lightly with confectioners sugar.