Glazed Key Lime Pound Cake

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Glazed Key Lime Pound Cake

1 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
2 cups white granulated sugar
5 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup Key Lime Juice
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Glaze
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup butter
3 tablespoons Key Lime Juice

Preheat oven to 325

Grease and flour 10-inch tube pan. Mix together the flour and baking
powder. Cream together butter, shortening and sugar until light and
fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Beat in the flour mixture
alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Stir in
key lime juice and vanilla extract. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake in a preheated oven for 90 minutes or until a toothpick inserted
into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan 10
minutes. Turn it out onto wire rack. While warm, prick top of cake
with toothpick. Pour Key Lime Glaze over warm cake. Cool completely.

Key Lime Glaze
In small saucepan, combine sugar, butter and key lime juice. Bring to
boil. Continue to boil, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Remove
from heat.