Margarita Cake
This margarita cake is easy to make with cake mix, vanilla pudding, tequila, lime juice, and triple sec. The cake is topped with a margarita-flavored glaze for a fabulous celebration cake.
Ingredients
1 (18.25 ounce) package orange cake mix
1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
4 eggs
½ cup vegetable oil
⅔ cup water
¼ cup lemon juice
¼ cup tequila
2 tablespoons triple sec liqueur
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon tequila
2 tablespoons triple sec liqueur
2 tablespoons lime juice
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan
To make the cake: Combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, oil, water, lemon juice, 1/4 cup tequila and 2 tablespoons triple sec in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes.
Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 45 to 50 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack while you make the glaze.
To make the glaze: Combine confectioners' sugar, 1 tablespoon tequila, 2 tablespoons triple sec, and 2 tablespoons lime juice in a small bowl; mix until smooth. Pour glaze over cake while still warm.