Key Lime Cake

Ingredients

• 1 (15.25 ounce) package lemon cake mix
• 1 1/3 cups vegetable oil
• 0.75 cup orange juice
• 4 large eggs
• 1 (3 ounce) package lime flavored Jell-O® mix
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 0.5 cup butter
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice

Steps

1. Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease three 8-inch round cake pans.
2. To make the cake: Beat cake mix, oil, orange juice, eggs, and gelatin mix in a large bowl until well combined.
3. Pour into the prepared cake pans.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake layer comes out clean, 16 to 18 minutes. Allow cake layers to cool completely.
5. Meanwhile, make frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
6. Add confectioners' sugar and lime juice; mix until well combined.
7. Fill and frost cooled cake layers.