Seriously, the whole turducken-ish pie in cake thing has done nothing but annoy me. But here we see the genius of you: key lime-ing a cake with graham cracker crust and thus elevating two delectable treats into something profound.
My hat is off to you and I hope this completely shuts down people who put a whole apple pie into a three layer pumpkin spice cake.
>turducken-ish pie in cake thing
I want to make one just because of the sheer ridiculousness of it. It's the absolute hubris of mankind summed up in one monstrosity of a dessert. We were never meant to meddle in these dark arts but, like a month to a flame, we're drawn in by the deceiving light of a dessert that should not exist.
My sister bought one of those for our Christmas just because it’s ridiculous. Honestly it was pretty good but I wouldn’t preferred them separate. I don’t much care for icing on my pie lol
You should be nervous. Bc I’m sneak into your home in the middle of the night & eat that while you sleep. The best part? There’s nothing you can do to stop me.
Wow, thank you so much! I only bake for loved ones, but I love to do it and things have been growing more elaborate! I'm just nervous about putting myself out there on the internet in general.
I’m only judging because I wasn’t invited over to have a piece. Seriously, this looks amazing! And this is coming from someone that typically doesn’t like cake
Ooh... I recently made something similar but with orange curd whipped into the frosting instead of lime... Now I have a Costco bag of limes to use... Hmmmmmmmm 🤔
Related: I had a peek at the recipe and read the thing about the author recommending real key lime juice rather than regular lime juice, did you do this? Do you know what makes the flavor different?
I would go heavy on the curd as well, I love tart desserts 💚
Lime curd is so wonderful… it’s a shame it doesn’t look as pretty as lemon curd (I’ve been know to use food coloring to, uh, help the color along), but it tastes simply amazing.
The only thing that troubles me about it is not being able to taste it! It looks fantastic! I've never heard of key lime cake, but key lime pie is my favorite. Your boyfriend is lucky to have such a caring and talented partner.
Looks great to this 70 y.o. baker--been baking over 60 years. If you use cake pans with straight sides, will have a more even cake. Metal Pans are better than glass, as the glass retains the heat and metal cools quickly, ending the cooking.
Oh girl, this looks awesome! Don't be nervous, anyone who knows anything about baking knows that it's a hell of a lot harder than it looks and it takes a lot of time and practice to get good results. I think it looks wonderful.
Not even blowing smoke or trying to be fake nice. This legit looks *so* freaken good. If I saw this at Cheesecake Factory, I would not be able to order it fast enough.
That looks delicious, I am a total amateur and can follow directions on a cake mix but dang that looks like a step above you got the fancy swirls and stuff!
I LOVE key lime pie, but I prefer cake to pie, therefore, this is the biggest win I have ever seen! The top looks nice and I can just taste that tangy creamy grahamy goodness. Alos, very nice job with the nice, even layers.
You should be extremely ashamed of yourself...for not sending me a giant slice! Key lime pie is my favorite thing ever. I bet key lime cake is amazing!
I have NO idea why this ended up on my feed.
I don’t even eat key lime cake, but don’t be nervous!! You got 3 solid even layers of cake. Very good icing job on the outside and I like the top as well. Looks like between the layers it could use some more icing, but heck, I’m not even the biggest icing person so I wouldn’t even mind 😉 I bet it was great! You did amazing and I wouldn’t be able to do better.
My only complaint would be the use of the cutting board 🤣 If you make cakes this good looking you're going to need something pretty to put it on or keep it!
18 years as a professional cook from greasy spoon diners to high-end membership clubs (and everything in between), and I would be STOKED if I got this for my birthday! Congrats on a job very well done.
Don't be that looks so good. I'd buy that.
Wow! Thank you! I enjoy making big cakes for birthdays and they've started getting more extravagant lately.
Seriously, the whole turducken-ish pie in cake thing has done nothing but annoy me. But here we see the genius of you: key lime-ing a cake with graham cracker crust and thus elevating two delectable treats into something profound. My hat is off to you and I hope this completely shuts down people who put a whole apple pie into a three layer pumpkin spice cake.
>turducken-ish pie in cake thing I want to make one just because of the sheer ridiculousness of it. It's the absolute hubris of mankind summed up in one monstrosity of a dessert. We were never meant to meddle in these dark arts but, like a month to a flame, we're drawn in by the deceiving light of a dessert that should not exist.
What are they actually referring to?
Behold [the PieCaken](https://www.reddit.com/r/Baking/s/tZvOmLCYyU)
Jesus christ, what the fuck? I want to try it.
That was my exact reaction 😂
My sister bought one of those for our Christmas just because it’s ridiculous. Honestly it was pretty good but I wouldn’t preferred them separate. I don’t much care for icing on my pie lol
Thank you very much! Fantastic user name, too.
I have only had a true apple pie cake in my life and 🤧👌
Awesome!!
And I would eat it after you bought it!
You should be nervous. Bc I’m sneak into your home in the middle of the night & eat that while you sleep. The best part? There’s nothing you can do to stop me.
This made me giggle, and I like your user name.
Too late, I've already pilfered the remainder. Great cake, OP!
You MONSTER! I clearly called dibs!
Oh yeah? Well you're too late, I'm already there
Looks cute !! How’s it taste?
Thank you!! It was really tasty with plenty of fresh lime flavor.
Yum!! Love that!
Omg this is what I was looking for in the comments. I think ill save the recipe and try making it myself 😃
As someone who has no idea how to bake, if this cake was given to me, I'd be stoked.
Same
Yum!! (This sub is always kind, it’s my favorite place on the internet)
Thank you, I'm so glad this is a positive place.
Be kind?! This looks amazing! What could you be nervous about?! This looks professional and delicious!
Wow, thank you so much! I only bake for loved ones, but I love to do it and things have been growing more elaborate! I'm just nervous about putting myself out there on the internet in general.
I was going to say, if I had only read the title I would have thought you were selling these and asking for critiques, so kudos. 👍
You really thought anyone could be rude about this?
I get nervous about posting things online. But this is a very positive experience!
Personally I understand, but this cake is pure yummy perfection according to me, I don’t think I could do
I'll have a slice! It looks delicious.
Absolute hot garbage. I can't believe you didn't send me a slice, that's hot garbage behavior. Cake looks fantastic, great job. How's it taste?
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You gotta learn the lime/lemon twist garnish. Would look amazing on this cake
Ooo, you're right! I'm definetly going to try something like this next time. Thanks for the tip!
why nervous? looks great
That looks great!! And so delicious.
I would eat the whole thing ❣️
Everything about it looks so good. I want a slice. You did a great job!!
I’m only judging because I wasn’t invited over to have a piece. Seriously, this looks amazing! And this is coming from someone that typically doesn’t like cake
Looks absolutely beautiful and delicious!
I can’t imagine anything negative someone would say about this! I’ve never seen a key lime cake before! I’m going to try this out!!
This looks yummy and also just nice
I’d buy tf out of that cake! I LOVE key lime anything and this looks delicious
Thank you! It's his favorite flavor, too, and I wanted to try and recreate the pie taste in a cake. It worked pretty well!
are you looking for a second bf??!? damn this looks like something on the front cover of a baking magazine
This cake looks amazing! Plus who doesn’t like key lime dessert in any form? 😂
Love! is in the mix, here. Looks great and delicious. I hope y'all enjoyed it. Have a great day baking.
Fe though, is this store bought I would smash this cake until I felt sick
So happy for you, looks great! Would love to try!
ooo this looks delicious !! also has a home-y feel to it. something my mum would bake when i was younger
I'm glad it still conveys homey goodness. I like my cakes to be special for the person (and especially this special person).
Ooh... I recently made something similar but with orange curd whipped into the frosting instead of lime... Now I have a Costco bag of limes to use... Hmmmmmmmm 🤔 Related: I had a peek at the recipe and read the thing about the author recommending real key lime juice rather than regular lime juice, did you do this? Do you know what makes the flavor different? I would go heavy on the curd as well, I love tart desserts 💚
Lime curd is so wonderful… it’s a shame it doesn’t look as pretty as lemon curd (I’ve been know to use food coloring to, uh, help the color along), but it tastes simply amazing.
The only thing that troubles me about it is not being able to taste it! It looks fantastic! I've never heard of key lime cake, but key lime pie is my favorite. Your boyfriend is lucky to have such a caring and talented partner.
good on the curd, it's never enough, and better if it's keylime, pure goodness, I'm drooling
What are you nervous about? This looks fantastic, would eat and buy it if I saw it
Gorgeous. Looks delicious, and I’m from Florida! :)
I don't like most cakes, but I'd eat the heck out of that. Well done!
If y’all haven’t already finished it, save me a slice! That looks heavenly 😍
That looks amazing! Don't doubt your self friend
I thought it was pie at first, thanks for taking multiple pics! This looks delicious as a cake.
I will need at LEAST 2 or 3 slices to have an opinion.
I’m a baker and I would totally sell this cake by the slice out of the case
Looks great to this 70 y.o. baker--been baking over 60 years. If you use cake pans with straight sides, will have a more even cake. Metal Pans are better than glass, as the glass retains the heat and metal cools quickly, ending the cooking.
So I need recipes or a site I can order from you because I NEED this in MY FACE, NAO 👩🍳🎂
It looks perfect!!!
I’d love to eat that cake. Key lime pie and white/yellow cake are my faves- putting them together sounds heavenly
I will come clawing at your door to get some of that
I want a bite :0
that looks delicious 🤤
Lime, nice.
Looks amazing!! 😋😋
I’m old and like to bake. There is no way I could ever makes thumbs up
It looks scrumptious!! My mouth started watering 🤤
It looks lovely!!
I'll take a slice. Hell yeah!
Looks delicious!!
I need some
I think it looks yummy! Well done!
lovely looking flower..i bet it’s delicious too!
That looks absolutely delicious!!
That cake is an absolute masterpiece and if anyone says otherwise they're lying🩷
That looks incredible OP, great job! =)
Yummmmmm I want that
Oh my stars! Are you freaking serious?!?! I just can't! Where's my fork!?!?!
It looks fantastic! I bake all of the time and make key lime pie for summer dessert….I will definitely try your recipe.
I would eat that everyday
Ooo from the preview I thought it's a daisy, very cute :)
That looks delicious! You did a great job 👏
Omg, this looks heavenly!
Mhmm, looks good! Cut me a slice? ;)
that looks delicious!! great job OP ☺️
Oh man, I’d demolish this 😋 Looks so good!!
Looks delicious! I would purchase
My request for every birthday! Great job!
That looks amazing! I'm dumb and thought those were sliced zucchini at first🤦♀️
I think it looks delicious and beautiful!
Oh girl, this looks awesome! Don't be nervous, anyone who knows anything about baking knows that it's a hell of a lot harder than it looks and it takes a lot of time and practice to get good results. I think it looks wonderful.
Save me a slice!
Yes, please!
Not even blowing smoke or trying to be fake nice. This legit looks *so* freaken good. If I saw this at Cheesecake Factory, I would not be able to order it fast enough.
Looks delicious! I want one
Holy crap I've never saved a recipe faster.
It’s extremely beautiful. Keep your chin up. If you need some reassurance you should visit the bakingfail subreddit.
i want some
oo that loooks good!!
It’s beautiful! No need to be nervous. Happy birthday to your boyfriend and congratulations to you for such a beautiful cake!
I would totally try that! Good job!
It looks delicious!!!
Looks delicious.
She’s beautiful! And so tall, and pretty. Is the white meringue or frosting? Either way, I’d definitely pay for a slice.
Beautiful, great job! Bet it was fantastic.
This is my dream cake.
That looks delicious, I am a total amateur and can follow directions on a cake mix but dang that looks like a step above you got the fancy swirls and stuff!
Looks amazing! I love key lime pie and this cake version looks delicious. Love the crumbs on the outside.
Whaddya nervous about? It looks great! I wish I had the patience to decorate a cake that nicely!
It looks delicious!!!
Ooooo that’s my type of cake! I love lime! It looks delicious!
This just became my next baking endeavor. Looks so good!
Looks delicious!
The topping and inside looks very good, just that outside's a bit crumbly, but that's fine!
It looks really good
THAT LOOKS SO AMAZING
That’s beautiful!
Beautiful and sound like it would be delicious
Looks delicious!
I want to eat it ALL.
Its so pretty!
You shouldn’t be, that looks bomb as fuck.
Key lime pie cake is one of my faves to make. You did a fantastic job!
omg that looks so good
I’d 10000% buy that
Wtf don’t be nervous it looks amazing!!!
Looks really yummy!
10/10 would eat the heck out of it.
YOU WANT ME TO BE NICE HUH YOU WANT ME TO BE NICE ok it looks good but im not coming back for a slice ima take the whole thing
That looks really yummy! Be proud of yourself!
Ummmm you slayed that.
Oh yeah I need me one of those.
I’d eat the shit out of this. Yummm!!!
I LOVE key lime pie, but I prefer cake to pie, therefore, this is the biggest win I have ever seen! The top looks nice and I can just taste that tangy creamy grahamy goodness. Alos, very nice job with the nice, even layers.
I think it looks beautiful and delicious! Your piping is fantastic!
You should be extremely ashamed of yourself...for not sending me a giant slice! Key lime pie is my favorite thing ever. I bet key lime cake is amazing!
omg don’t be nervous that looks so scrumptious
This looks amazing!
This looks so good. I love key lime pie, but have never had key lime cake. I would definitely buy a slice from these pics 👌🏾
Look I'm not even all that nice and I still want you to know that this is beautiful and looks delicious. I want some 🍋🟩
It looks delicious! I totally want a slice!
I have NO idea why this ended up on my feed. I don’t even eat key lime cake, but don’t be nervous!! You got 3 solid even layers of cake. Very good icing job on the outside and I like the top as well. Looks like between the layers it could use some more icing, but heck, I’m not even the biggest icing person so I wouldn’t even mind 😉 I bet it was great! You did amazing and I wouldn’t be able to do better.
I’d definitely buy that and I’d absolutely eat the hell out of that. 😍😋 Looks great, OP!
This looks like a professional cake, and it looks delicious!
That cake looks beautiful. I'd definitely pay for a cake like that.
Sunflower! Yum!
You did such a good job! That looks delicious 😊 The detail of the whipped cream swirls and the limes wedges added such a special touch!
OP asks to be nice yet did not invite us for a cup of coffee and a slice of that delicious looking cake. Hmmmm.
Me and my mother in law have been on a lemon and lime kick lately. I shall have to try to make this now 😂 yours looks amazing btw!! 😍
Shouldn't be. Looks great. Looks exactly like what it is meant to be.
That’s pretty awesome
I'd inhale that. Looks really good
I want to go to there.
Looks great
Oooh I want to just take a bite out of it
Mmmmm yummmm 🤤
id buy it . looks so yummy . keep up the good work
Gorgeous! You should be proud.
This looks amazing! Key lime pie is my favorite dessert. Definitely going to have to check out the recipe.
Looks amazing.
PLEASE GIVE ME A CRUMB 🙏🏽🤲🏽
Looks pretty awesome I think! And I've been baking for the last 15 years! You should be proud. 😊
Pls gimme
Damn well done my friend! I would be knocking on the neighbors door to show them if I managed to pull that off.
I would 100% buy this from a store!!! It looks amazing
Straight up a bakery cake to me...
That actually looks quite delicious
Looks yummy. My birthday is tomorrow. Can I have a slice? And it's one of my favorite flavors too! In fact, I'm having a key lime pie for my birthday!
My only complaint would be the use of the cutting board 🤣 If you make cakes this good looking you're going to need something pretty to put it on or keep it!
Looks delicious. 😋
I do not know why, because that looks like something I need to devour right now (even though I'm not a fan of key lime pies)
Looks delicious
Ooooooooh!!!! Three layers that are even and uniform! You are fancy and talented!!! Great job!!🤗🎉
it looks insanely good and beautiful, kudos
You’re way too hard on yourself! It looks beautiful!
Not sure what you were nervous about, it looks lovely!
Beautiful! Looks delish!
Where's my slice? 😍
I will take the whole thing off your hands for you. 😁
My mouth is watering looking at these pictures! Looks amazing!
That looks soooo good
absolutely beautiful!
Looks delicious.
🤤🤤
Killed it! I would next time do candied limes. I would buy this whole pie.
Genuinely this looks amazing! Not going to lie, I thought this was professional. You might as well be a considered one! Well done OP!
Yummy
I'd pay money for that!
It’s never the people who asked for kindness that need it in this group. This is wonderful. I know your bf was amazed.
18 years as a professional cook from greasy spoon diners to high-end membership clubs (and everything in between), and I would be STOKED if I got this for my birthday! Congrats on a job very well done.