Margarita Cake with Key Lime Cream Cheese Frosting
Description
This margarita cake with key lime cream cheese frosting oozes with margarita flavor. Margarita mix, cream cheese, plus lemon and lime create a party-worthy cake.
Ingredients
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1 (18 1/4 ounce) package white cake mix
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3 egg whites
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1 (10 fluid ounce) can frozen margarita mix (such as Bacardi®), thawed
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2 tablespoons vegetable oil
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1 tablespoon lime juice
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1 tablespoon grated lime peel
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1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
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1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
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1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
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5 cups confectioners' sugar
Directions
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.