
Superbowl Party: Margarita Cake
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This cake recipe is easy and impressive. I’ve made it a few times before, and it’s always a hit. I made it last year for the Superbowl party that a friend hosted, and I thought it would be a good one to try out on Dino’s coworkers this year.

Margarita Cake
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Description
This cake recipe is easy and impressive. I’ve made it a few times before, and it’s always a hit. I made it last year for the Superbowl party that a friend hosted, and I thought it would be a good one to try out on Dino’s coworkers this year.
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 1 (18.25 ounce) package lemon cake mix
- 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2/3 cup water
- 1/4 cup lemon or lime juice (or a combo of both)
- 1/4 cup tequila
- 2 tablespoons triple sec liqueur
For the glaze:
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tablespoon tequila
- 2 tablespoons triple sec liqueur
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- lime zest, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan (I prefer to use a little of the cake mix powder instead of flour).
- In a large bowl combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, oil, water, lemon or lime 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. Garnish with lime zest.
- 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.
Notes
Recipe from Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen, adapted from Allrecipes
Carol’s notes: A margarita – tequila, lime juice, triple sec – is baked into a cake mix.


3 Comments
Calli Brittain
I just made this with a Strawberry cake mix and it came out yummy!
BigFlavorsFromATinyKitchen
That sounds delicious! Strawberry margarita cake – MMM!!