Key Lime Custard Cakes

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Total Time:
1 hr 0 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
40 min
Yield:
6 servings
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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter at room temperature
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon grated Key Lime peel
  • 3 large eggs, separated
  • 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup fresh Key Lime juice
  • 1 cup milk
  • Powdered sugar
  • Fresh mint sprigs, for garnishing

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Butter six (6 ounce) custard cups with 1 1/2 teaspoons butter, then place in a large roasting pan.

In a large bowl, cream 1 1/2 tablespoons butter, the sugar and lime peel using an electric mixer. Add the egg yolks 1 at a time, beating well after the addition of each. Beat in the flour, then the lime juice. Gradually mix in milk (mixture will be thin and may look curdled).

In a large bowl beat the egg whites until stiff. Gently fold the meringue into the yolk mixture in 3 additions. (The mixture will be runny; do not overmix.) Divide the pudding-cake mixture among the prepared custard cups. Pour enough hot water into the roasting pan to come halfway up the sides of dishes. Bake until puffed and lightly firm to touch, about 30 to 40 minutes. Sprinkle the Custard Cakes with powdered sugar and serve warm, garnished with fresh mint sprigs if desired.

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  • on June 01, 2006

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    This was a wonderful custard cake. although mine did not rise as much it was still so very tasty!

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  • on May 24, 2006

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    This recipe was a little complicated to make. It require alot of folding in of egg whites and with arthritis that wasn't easy so, I put mine in my electric blender with the paddle attachment. I think that's the reason mine didn't rise as much as Emmeril's and didn't crack open at the top. Mine had a nice smooth cake like top. The cakes them selves were delicious cake at the top pudding at the bottom. I will make these again. Pretty is nice but taste is what counts. These cakes are wonderful and full of sweet tangy lime flavor.

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  • on May 17, 2006

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    This was delicious. Kind of a cross between a cake and Key lime pie! Very easy to prepare. I made this after a full day at work while dinner was on the grill!

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