Lime Poppy Seed Cake

Sweet and tart and perfectly moist, this Lime Poppy Seed Cake is not only easy, but so good that everyone will want seconds!

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There is something impressive about a bundt cake, even though they are usually quite simple! If you love bundt cakes, you should also try this Chocolate Bundt Cake or this Coconut Bundt Cake.

I know I’m not the only one who falls for the ginormous packages of things at the local warehouse store. It seems like every time I go into Costco, I end up leaving with 3 times as much as what I went in for. But when you pass the big bag of 10 bell peppers that costs the same price as 3 of them at the grocery store, you just can’t pass them up.

The latest? A huge bag of limes. Now, I really did need limes. And they didn’t have any at the grocery store. But did I need 5 pounds of limes? Nope. But every time I’d see that bag in the fridge, I knew I couldn’t let them go to waste. So I needed something to make a dent in that package.

Enter this Lime Poppy Seed Cake. I didn’t need the whole 5 pounds of limes, but I did at least use quite a few of them.

Technically, this is a lemon and lime cake, but I think the lime flavor is what really shined through. And after eating a slice of this cake, I’m totally ok with letting lime take over for the day.

This is a “shortcut” cake – starting with a cake mix. I’m definitely not a food snob and will use a cake mix every now and again. And while I usually do prefer cakes from scratch, this totally worked. It was sweet and tart and moist and above all – easy. You can’t beat it!!

Ingredients

Cake Mix: For best results, you’ll want to use a butter recipe yellow cake mix. That being said, a regular yellow cake mix will work, or even a white cake mix. And to up the citrus, you could even use a lemon cake mix.

Pudding Mix: Make sure you are using an instant pudding mix. You don’t make the pudding – just add the powder in dry.

Poppy Seeds: My biggest tip for you when using poppy seeds is to make sure they are fresh. Because they have a high oil content, they will go rancid and you don’t want to use bad poppy seeds!

Eggs: I use large eggs. Have them at room temperature for best results.

Oil: You can use any neutral oil – I like to use vegetable oil.

Lime Zest & Juice: Make sure you zest the limes before you juice them. It’s much easier! You’ll use the zest and the juice both in the cake and in the glaze.

Powdered Sugar: The glaze is a simple mix of powdered sugar, lime juice, and lime zest.

How to Make this Lime Poppy Seed Cake

MIX: Mix together the cake mix, pudding mix, poppy seeds, eggs, water, oil, lime juice, and lime zest. Beat this together on medium speed for 2 minutes, then pour into a prepared bundt pan.

BAKE: Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool it for 10 minutes, then remove the cake from the pan to cool completely.

GLAZE: Make the glaze by whisking the powdered sugar, lime juice, and lime zest together, then drizzle this over the cooled cake.

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