Best 4 Key Lime Daiquiri Recipes

KEY LIME DAIQUIRI

Steps:

• Combine lime juice, light rum, simple syrup, and ice in a cocktail shaker; shake well. Add more simple syrup to taste if desired. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with half a key lime.

KEY LIME DAIQUIRI PIE

Steps:

• Bake pie crust at 450 til golden, set aside and let cool. Combine 2/3 C sugar, gelatin, and salt. Stir in limejuice, water and yolks. Cook and stir over low heat til thickens slightly. Remove from heat, stir in zest, tint with food coloring. Cool slighly, stir in rum. Chill to consistency of corn syrup, stirring occasionally. Remove from refrigerator. Immediately beat egg whites til soft peaks form. Gradually add 1/3 C sugar, beating to stiff peaks. When gelatin is the consistency of unbeaten egg whites, fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Cihll til mixture mounds when spooned. Turn into baked pastry shell. Chill several hours or til set. cover, chill to serve.

KEY LIME DAIQUIRI POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
• Mix together the flour and baking powder.
• In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup butter, shortening, and 2 cups 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 2 tablespoons of rum, key lime zest, 2 teaspoons key lime juice, vanilla and lemon juice.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in a preheated oven for 90 minutes, or until tests done.
• Allow to cool in pan 10 minutes.
• Turn it out onto wire rack.
• While warm, prick top of cake with toothpick.
• Pour Key Lime Daiquiri Glaze over the warm cake.
• Cool completely.
• To make Glaze: In small saucepan, combine ¼ cup sugar, ¼ cup butter and 2 tablespoons key lime juice.
• Bring to boil.
• Continue boiling, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
• Remove from heat and stir in 3 tablespoons rum.

KEY LIME DAIQUIRI POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan. Mix together the flour and baking powder.
• In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup butter, 1/2 cup shortening and 2 cups 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 2 tablespoons rum, key lime zest, 2 teaspoons key lime juice, vanilla extract and lemon juice.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the 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 Daiquiri Glaze over warm cake. Cool completely.
• To make Key Lime Daiquiri Glaze: In small saucepan, combine 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup butter and 2 tablespoons key lime juice. Bring to boil. Continue to boil, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in 3 tablespoons rum.