Margarita Cake with Key Lime Cream Cheese Frosting

A yummy cake with a margarita flavor and cream cheese frosting, this is fun for Cinco de Mayo or just a party.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 567 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 3 egg whites
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix
• 5 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 tablespoon grated lime peel
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
• 1 (10 fluid ounce) can frozen margarita mix (such as Bacardi®), thawed
• 0.5 cup unsalted butter, softened

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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.