For this margarita cake with key lime cream cheese frosting you can even make an adult version by adding three shots of either rum or tequila to the icing I make this cake for parties and on birthdays
Prep Time
1 hr
Dificult
Medium
Servings
2 hrs
Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch cake pan.
Beat cake mix
egg whites
margarita mix
oil
1 tablespoon lime juice
and lime zest together in a large bowl. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center shows moist crumbs
30 to 35 minutes. Cake will be very moist. Cool completely in the pan
about 1 hour.
Beat cream cheese and butter together in a bowl until light and fluffy. Stir in remaining 1 tablespoon lime juice and lemon zest . Beat in confectioners' sugar
one cup at a time
scraping the sides of the bowl thoroughly with a spatula after each addition. Spread frosting over the cooled cake.
Cook’s Note
You may use your favorite 1-2-3-4 cake recipe if you'd prefer to make this cake from scratch.To make a layer cake instead
grease and flour 2 (8-inch) round cake pans. Pour batter into the prepared pans and bake as directed in Step 3. Cool cakes in their pans for 15 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to finish cooling. Make frosting as directed.
