Strawberry Margarita Cake

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This past times weekend marked the one-year anniversary of my motility to Oregon. I however cry back those get-go duo of days similar it was yesterday. So many tears earlier I got on the plane, loading upward an alone total cart of family things at Target, spending the get-go nighttime inward my temporary corporate housing in addition to starting a whole novel job. I however uncovering it difficult to believe I genuinely alive here, it exactly hasn’t seemed real.

In the past times twelvemonth I’ve done quite a flake of baking amongst the express amount kitchen materials I had here. Although I pretty much only moved my wearing clothing in addition to blogging materials every fourth dimension I flew dorsum to California. Now that nosotros accept finished our move, I realize exactly how much kitchen materials I have. How whatever whisks in addition to spatulas it to many? I’m quest for a friend. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 friend who but can’t tally 3-4 boxes worth of things inward a kitchen in addition to mightiness demand to business office amongst a few things.

For the cake, I grabbed a box of white cake mix, which called for 1 ¼ cups of water. I swapped out a component subdivision of the H2O for tequila to assist laissez passer this cake a piddling flake of flavor. I also added enough of lime zest to the cake every bit well. You know I’m a fan of boozy desserts.

The adjacent layer is the silky strawberry mousse made amongst Lucky Leaf Strawberry Pie Filling in addition to sweetened condensed milk. The sweetened condensed milk helps thicken the strawberry filling, but also gives the filling a really silky texture. I beloved to choose grip of a tin of pie filling because it’s a lot faster, in addition to means to a greater extent than convenient than making a filling on the stove. Plus I exactly beloved the coloring inward this cake every bit well.

INGREDIENTS

For the cake:
1 box white cake mix (15.25 oz)
1 bundle instant vanilla pudding (3.4oz)
¾ cups water
½ loving cup of tequila
1/3 loving cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs
2 large egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 limes, zested
For the filling:
1 tin Lucky Leaf Strawberry Pie filling (21 oz)
½ loving cup sweetened condensed milk
1 tablespoon lime juice
2 teaspoons tequila
For the topping:
1 ½ heavy whipping cream
½ loving cup + ii tablespoons powdered sugar
2 limes, zested for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350°F in addition to grease a 9-inch past times 13-inch baking pan.
In a large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients: cake mix, pudding mix, tequila, water, egg whites, eggs, vanilla in addition to lime zest.
Beat all of the ingredients together until they are good blended. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake at 350°F for 18-22 minutes. Test the cake for doneness past times inserting a toothpick into the pump of the cake. If the toothpick comes out clean, your cake is done. Allow the cake to cool completely.
For the filling: In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the Lucky Leaf Strawberry Pie filling amongst the sweetened condensed milk, lime juice in addition to tequila. Thoroughly stir together until the mixture has thickened.
Poke holes all over the transcend of your cake using a wooden spoon or circular object. Pour the strawberry sauce over the transcend of the cake in addition to gently spread evenly over transcend of the cake.
For the topping: Place a metallic mixing bowl inward the freezer for 5-10 minutes to chill.
Pour the heavy whipping cream into the chilled bowl in addition to vanquish on medium-high speed until the cream starts to thicken.
As the cream thickens, add together the powdered saccharide in addition to proceed beating on high speed until strong peaks form. Spread the whipped cream over transcend of the strawberry sauce. Garnish amongst lime zest.