If only I had a picture of the entire cake to show you... alas, I didn't think about sharing this gem of a cake until AFTER we nearly devoured it all up!
A friend of mine makes a similar cake that is very good too and that's where my fascination with Margarita cake came from in the first place.
I can't recall if I didn't have the recipe or if I decided to make this on the spur of the moment (usually THAT is the answer), but I happened upon the Cake Mix Dr's version of this cake and whoa... it is so super good. I decided to make this for a group of friends of mine who happened to be getting together on the day of the Pope's election. He's from Argentina and well, I decided a Margarita Cake was the BEST way to CELEBRATE!
(I am not ashamed to say I LOVE an excuse to make a CAKE!)
Three words to describe this cake:
Moist
Lemony
"glaze-from-on-high"
Okay, that last one is more than a word, but really, the glaze/icing part of this is boozy and tart and all that!
Margarita Cake
from The Cake Mix Doctor
The Cake:
1 box of yellow or lemon cake mix- I always reach for lemon supreme- Duncan Hines, I believe
1/2 package vanilla instant pudding mix (4 TBS)
1/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup fresh lime juice - I have been using the little bottle of lime juice from the produce section- works well in a pinch, but you still need a lime for the cake/glaze!
1/4 cup Tequila
2 Tbs Triple Sec
1 tsp grated lime zest
4 large eggs
Glaze:
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar, sifted (may have skipped that)
1 Tbs each of tequila, triple sec, & lime juice
1-2 tsps lime zest
Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease and flour (very well) a 12 cup bundt pan.
*don't skip the greasing and flouring step... the last time I made the cake, I did this step but must not have checked to make sure I did it very well and my cake stuck. It still tasted great, but it looked a little less appetizing.
2. Place the cake mix in your mixer and turn it on low to break up any lumps. Then add the pudding mix (4 Tbs only!) through the eggs into the mixer. Turn on low and mix a minute or two. Scrape down the sides and mix on medium for 2 minutes until all ingredients are fully incorporated. Remove the bowl from the mixer and using a rubber spatula, scrape all around the bowl making sure all the dry ingredients are fully incorporated into the wet. The batter will be thick and should be smooth.
3. Pour into your prepared Bundt pan and place in the oven for 40-45 minutes. The top of the cake (well, bottom since it's in a bundt pan) should spring back when you press on it. Insert a toothpick to make sure it's down- it will come out clean with a few dry crumbs on it.
4. Let the cake cook on a wire rack 10-15 minutes- another important step. (Rushing this step may have been the other reason my cake stuck a bit.)
Run a knife along the sides of the pan and don't forget the middle part! Tap the pan on the counter a few times and then invert it onto your cake plate. Before you lift it, I tap the top with the handle of a spatula. Let the cake cool again- 25 minutes longer.
5. While the cake cools, make your glaze. Place powdered sugar, triple sec, tequila and lime juice in the mixer bowl. Add lime zest if you'd like. (I added lime zest to this as well- the original recipe says to garnish with lime slices, but I like the flecks of green zest in my glaze). Whisk until the powdered sugar is incorporated into the wet ingredients. Spoon over the COOLED cake. (alternatively, you can poke holes into the top of the cake and then spoon the glaze over the cake). Let the glaze set for 10 minutes and then serve!
A bundt cake like this will serve 12-16 people- all depending on thick you make your slices!
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