Fresh Lime Cake and Frosting

My husband brought me some beautiful baby limes from one of his business trips. Most of the time, I would choose to make pie, but this time I went a bit different and made a cake. It came out so good and the lime is the star of the show for sure. So yummy! And of course you can use regular limes for this. Enjoy!

Ingredients:
For Cake:
-3/4 cup (1.5 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
-1 2/3 cups sugar
-3 large eggs
-a pinch of salt
-1 Tbs baking powder
-1 cup milk
-1 Tbs vanilla extract
-2 tsp lime zest
-1/4 cup fresh lime juice, strained
-2.5 cups flour
For Frosting:
-1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
-4 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
-2 tsp lime zest
-1/4 cup fresh lime juice, strained
-2 cups powdered sugar
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 F. Coat bottom and sides of 9x13 pan with baking spray (the one with flour and butter). Set aside.
In your mixer's bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time. Stir in the salt, baking powder, milk, vanilla, lime zest, and lime juice. Once well mixed, add the flour, half of cup at a time. Mix very well, then pour into prepared pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
Remove onto rack to cool completely.
Once cooled, mix all the frosting ingredients until nice and smooth. Spread over cake.
Enjoy!