Brazilian Limeade

A friend made this for a baby shower I hosted recently. It was delicious.

Serves 4

2 limes
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk (I never really measure this. I just taste it)
3 cups of cold water
Ice

Wash limes thoroughly. I wash mine in a little dish soapy water to get all the wax and bacteria off. Cut off the hard ends and slice each lime in to 4-8 wedges (it depends how much you trust your blender). Place limes in a blender with the sugar and water, pulse 5 or so times. Strain through a fine mesh strainer or remove rinds. Then add sweetened condensed milk to taste. Serve over lots of ice.

Key Lime Cake

2 limes
1 pkg white cake mix
1 small pkg instant coconut cream or vanilla pudding
1/2 c. oil
4 eggs
1 c. sour cream
approximately 1/2 c. milk

Juice and pulp the limes and then add enough milk to measure 1/2 cup. Mix all ingredients and pour into a greased bundt pan. Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes. Let cool for 20 minutes and invert onto a serving platter. When completely cool, top with lime glaze.

Lime Glaze:
1 lime
4 Tbsp butter
3/4 tsp vanilla
1 to 1 3/4 c. powdered sugar

Melt butter in saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat and stir in juice and pulp from 1 lime. Add powdered sugar until right consistency and pour over cake.