Lime Gelatin Cake Recipe (2012-06-01)

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A birthday favorite, compliments of my mother, J.C.

Cake

• 1 box yellow cake mix
• ¾ cup oil
• ¾ cup water
• 4 eggs
• 1 box (or 2 small boxes) lime gelatin mix
•   green food coloring (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 F. Mix items in bowl until smooth.
Bake for 30 mins or until it passes toothpick test.

Glaze

• 1 cup confectioner's sugar
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 small lime

Put sugar in a small bowl. Juice and zest the lime.
Add butter. Stir with fork. Pour over cake while warm.

Variation

To make a raspberry flavor cake, substitute white cake mix and raspberry gelatin mix, and use vanilla extract instead of lime juice and zest.

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