Name: Margarita Cake with Key Lime Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: White cake mix - 1 (18.25 ounce) package; Egg whites - 3; Frozen margarita mix (such as Bacardi®), thawed - 1 (10 fluid ounce) can; Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons; Grated lime peel - 1 tablespoon; Lime juice - 1 tablespoon; Cream cheese, softened - 1 (8 ounce) package; Unsalted butter, softened - ½ cup; Grated lemon peel - 1 tablespoon; Lime juice - 1 tablespoon; Confectioners' sugar - 5 cups

Margarita Cake with Key Lime Cream Cheese Frosting

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Ingredients for - Margarita Cake with Key Lime Cream Cheese Frosting

1. White cake mix - 1 (18.25 ounce) package

2. Egg whites - 3

3. Frozen margarita mix (such as Bacardi®), thawed - 1 (10 fluid ounce) can

4. Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons

5. Grated lime peel - 1 tablespoon

6. Lime juice - 1 tablespoon

7. Cream cheese, softened - 1 (8 ounce) package

8. Unsalted butter, softened - ½ cup

9. Grated lemon peel - 1 tablespoon

10. Lime juice - 1 tablespoon

11. Confectioners' sugar - 5 cups

How to cook deliciously - Margarita Cake with Key Lime Cream Cheese Frosting

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch cake pan.

2. Stage

In a large mixing bowl, beat together the cake mix, egg whites, frozen margarita mix, vegetable oil, lime zest, and 1 tablespoon lime juice. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

3. Stage

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 in the pan.

4. Stage

To make frosting, beat the cream cheese and butter together until light and fluffy, and stir in the lemon peel and 1 tablespoon of lime juice. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, 1 cup at a time, scraping the sides of the bowl thoroughly with a spatula after each addition. Spread the frosting over the cooled cake.