Print: Margarita Cake with Key Lime Cream Cheese Frosting

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

20 min

Cook

24 min

Servings

Difficulty

Medium

Ingredients

1 , 15.25 ounce
3 large egg whites
1 , 10 fluid ounce
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons lime juice , divided
1 tablespoon grated lime zest
1 , 8 ounce
0.5 cups unsalted butter , softened
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
5 cups confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch cake pan.
2 Beat together cake mix, egg whites, margarita mix, oil, 1 tablespoon lime juice, and lime zest in a large bowl until smooth and well combined. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
3 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake shows moist crumbs, 30 to 35 minutes. Cake will be very moist. Cool completely in the pan, about 1 hour.
4 Beat together cream cheese and butter in another large 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 cooled cake.

Nutrition per serving

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