Margarita Cake With Key Lime Cream Cheese Frosting Food

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.

MARGARITA CUPCAKES WITH KEY LIME ICING

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.

MARGARITA CAKE WITH KEY LIME CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

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

MARGARITA CUPCAKES! (EASY) (ALCOHOL FREE)

Steps:

• Follow instructions on Cake mix, but zest 1 of the limes and add it to the batter for a kick.
• Place Cupcakes in oven and bake for 22 minutes.
• While the cupcakes are baking, it is time to make the icing!
• Mix the cream cheese and butter till well combined.
• Then mix in the vanilla and slowly add the powdered sugar.
• Next add some of the jello mix. Add little spoonfuls at a time then taste and see if you need to add more flavoring.
• Once the cupcakes are out of the oven and cool begin to frost the cupcakes.
• After all the cupcakes are frosted sprinkle some of the sugar crystal sprinkles to look like the salt around the rim of the Margarita.
• If you do not like sprinkles, add some lime zest on the tops of the cupcakes instead.
• I got the frosting recipe from here- http://allrecipes.com/recipe/cream-cheese-frosting-ii/.

MARGARITA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
• In a large bowl combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, oil, water, lemon juice 1/4 cup tequila and 2 tablespoons triple sec. Beat for 2 minutes.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove to rack and pour glaze over cake while still warm.
• To make the glaze: In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar with 1 tablespoon tequila, 2 tablespoons triple sec and 2 tablespoons lime juice. Mix until smooth.

KEY LIME CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Beat butter and cream cheese until fluffy.
• Add in lime juice and zest.
• Slowly mix in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time.
• If it seems too runny add a little bit more powdered sugar.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING FOR MARGARITA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, butter and sour cream on medium-high until smooth and combined, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in sugar a few tablespoons at a time.