MARGARITA CAKE WITH KEY LIME CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease two 9 inch cake pans well.
- Add the ingredients for the cake to a mixing bowl, and beat on high until smooth.
- Pour the batter evenly between the two cake pans and bake for 35 minutes, or until cooked through. Allow cooling to room temperature on a rack.
- Once cooled, run a knife around the edges of the cakes, and turn them out onto a cooling rack.
- Add the butter and cream cheese for the icing to a mixing bowl, and beat until light and fluffy.
- Place the lime juice, zest, and confectioners sugar for the icing to the mixing bowl, and beat until a smooth and creamy icing has formed.
- Place one layer of the cake on a serving tray or platter.
- Add a layer of icing to the top of that layer of cake.
- Put the other layer of cake on top of the first, and continue to ice the top and sides of the cake completely.
- Garnish with fresh lime slices and zest before serving.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 g, Calories 478 kcal, Carbohydrate 69 g, Protein 3 g, Fat 21 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, Cholesterol 47 mg, Sodium 187 mg, Sugar 64 g, UnsaturatedFat 8 g
MARGARITA CAKE
This margarita cake is perfect for a picnic on a warm day. You'll be surprised at how closely it tastes like the real thing. These other margarita dessert recipes are delicious, too. ?-Dawn Lowenstein, Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, margarita mix, eggs, butter, lime juice and zest; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes., Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely., Meanwhile, combine glaze ingredients. Drizzle over cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 284 calories, Fat 8g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 62mg cholesterol, Sodium 379mg sodium, Carbohydrate 51g carbohydrate (37g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
MARGARITA CUPCAKES WITH KEY LIME ICING
Make and share this Margarita Cupcakes With Key Lime Icing recipe from Food.com.
Provided by xpnsve
Categories Dessert
Time 32m
Yield 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In large bowl, combine cake mix, Margarita mix, egg whites and vegetable oil using electric mixer.
- Stir in lime zest; mix completely.
- Fill prepared pans 2/3 full.
- Bake according to box directions (usually 325 degrees - be sure to check box!) 22-24 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean.
- Cool in pan on cooling rack 5-8 minutes.
- Remove cupcakes from pan; cool completely.
- FOR ICING:.
- In large bowl, cream butter, cream cheese, juice and zest with electric mixer until light and fluffy.
- Add 4 cups confectioners' sugar, one cup at a time; continue beating until light and fluffy.
- If icing is too thin add additional confectioners' sugar 1 tablespoon at a time.
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