Key Lime Cream Cheese Pound Cake

I was craving pound cake, and I had a small bag of key limes that needed to be used. So why not combine the two? Well, that and the addition of coconut extract and rum. The flavors were wonderful, and just what I had been looking for.

Key Lime Cream Cheese Pound Cake



1 1/2 cups butter or margarine, softened
3 cups sugar
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
6 eggs
1 teaspoon coconut extract
1 teaspoon rum extract
1/4 cup freshly squeezed key lime juice
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar and cream cheese. Add the key lime juice, coconut and rum extracts to mixture slowly beating. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour and baking powder; mix well. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Bake at 325 degrees F for about 1 hour and 45 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing. Sprinkle lime zest over top of cake.