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Luscious Coconut Lime Margarita Pound Cake
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Luscious Coconut Lime Margarita Pound Cake

I'm completely swooning over this heavenly Luscious Coconut Lime Margarita Pound Cake!  It has a velvety texture that's very light and lush with wonderful, subtle hints of lime, tequila and coconut!   Plus we layered a Coconut Lime Margarita Glaze on top that is so amazing!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time1 hour 35 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: citrus, coconut, lime, margarita, pound cake, summer, tequila
Servings: 12
Calories: 567kcal
Author: Kim Lange

Ingredients

Lime Pound Cake

  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1 ¼ cups Butter softened
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 5 large eggs room temp
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 cup almond milk or milk of choice
  • ¼ cup lime juice
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • Optional: 1 TBSP lime zest I used 1 teaspoon
  • Optional : 1 - 2 TBSP Tequila

Coconut Lime Margarita Glaze:

  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • juice of 1 lime
  • 1-2 tablespoons heavy cream or milk
  • ¼ cup shredded coconut
  • Optional: 1 - 2 TBSP Tequila
  • Optional: 1 - 2 pinches of sea salt

Instructions

Lime Pound Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350° Grease and flour a bundt or angel food cake pan.
  • Place flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl; set aside.
  • Using a mixer, beat sugar and butter together until creamy.
  • Add eggs one at a time mixing in each egg well. Then add vanilla.
  • Add flour to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour. 
  • Mix in the lime and lemon juice and zest. (Add tequila as optional)
  • Scoop batter into pan evenly.
  • Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes.
  • Cool completely before serving or glazing.

Coconut Lime Margarita Glaze:

  • Using a mixer, mix together powdered sugar, lime juice, tequila and heavy cream or milk until smooth and pourable.
  • Pour glaze over the cooled cake, using a rubber spatula to spread the glaze evenly, then force glaze to outside some to let it drip down the cake.
  • Sprinkle with shredded coconut if desired.
  • Sprinkle with some pinches of sea salt if desired.
  • Let glaze setup completely before slicing.
  • Store in airtight container.

Notes

Also makes 2 loaf pans 50-60 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Nutrition

Calories: 567kcal | Carbohydrates: 95g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 224mg | Potassium: 93mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 71g | Vitamin A: 590IU | Vitamin C: 1.8mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1.5mg