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

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.