Strawberry Lime Cake
This stunning Strawberry Lime Cake is everything you never knew you needed for a showstopper dessert! Made with lemon cake mix, orange juice, and homemade strawberry frosting!
Prep Time30 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: lime cake recipe, lime green cakes, lime jello cake, strawberry frosting recipe
Servings: 9
Calories: 1729kcal
Lime Cake
- 37 ounces Lemon Cake Mix (2 18.5-oz boxes)
- 2 cups Canola Oil
- 8 large Eggs
- 6 ounces Lime Gelatin (2 small 3-oz boxes)
- 1 1/2 cups orange juice pulp free
Strawberry Frosting ingredients
- 2 cups unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup finely diced strawberries
- 5-7 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 2 Limes cut into slices for decoration
- Strawberries cut in half for decoration
Cake Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray your cake pans with pam baking spray.
Using a standing mixer, beat together until combined the cake mix, canola oil, eggs, lime gelatin, and orange juice until combined.
Divide the batter between the 3 pans.
Bake in the oven for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
Allow to cool completely.
Remove cakes from pans and place onto a cutting board and use the cake leveler to even out the cake rounds.
Frosting Directions:
Using a standing mixer, cream together the butter, vanilla, powdered sugar, diced strawberries and heavy whipping cream until combined and creamy and stiff with peaks.
Directions to build the cake:
Place one cake round onto the cake board.
Scoop 1 C of the frosting onto the middle of the cake.
Using the angled spatula, smooth the frosting out.
Place the second cake layer onto the first layer.
Repeat steps with the frosting and remaining cake layer.
Scoop 1 C of frosting into the piping bag and set aside.
Once you have built your cake, scoop the remaining frosting onto the top of the cake and use the angled spatula to smooth it out.
Frost the entire cake until smooth.
Using the piping bag, pipe dollops of frosting around the edge of the top of the cake.
Place sliced limes onto the dollop of frosting and place strawberries along the sides of the dollops.
Place into the fridge for 1 hour to allow the frosting to harden.
Cut into slices and enjoy.
Calories: 1729kcal | Carbohydrates: 200g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 101g | Saturated Fat: 35g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 17g | Monounsaturated Fat: 45g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 263mg | Sodium: 1002mg | Potassium: 244mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 150g | Vitamin A: 1685IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 298mg | Iron: 3mg