Deluxe Strawberry Margarita Cake

Total Time: 30 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) cake mix
• 1 cup strawberry margarita mix (i used tgi fridays)
• 1/4 cup tequila
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 egg whites
• 1 (3 ounce) package strawberry jell-o gelatin dessert
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1/2 cup tequila (extra)
• 16 ounces cool whip
• 2 tablespoons lime rind
• strawberries & lime (to garnish, sliced)
• pink sugar crystals (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease and flour 9x13 cake pan (or two 9x9 pans).
• 3 combine cake mix, strawberry margarita mix, tequila, vegetable oil and egg whites in large mixing bowl.
• 4 mix until well combined.
• 5 pour into pan.
• 6 place in preheated oven for approximately 30 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• 7 cool completely.
• 8 with a fork, poke wholes generously all over top of cake.
• 9 in a saucepan, boil 1 cup of water.
• 10 add strawberry jello and stir for 2 minutes or as directed on package.
• 11 add 1/2 cup of cold water and 1/2 cup of tequila to jello and combine.
• 12 pour carefully over cake and allow to soak into holes.
• 13 refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
• 14 mix 2 tbsp of lime rind in with cool whip.
• 15 frost cake.
• 16 garnish with pink sugar crystals, lime slices and strawberry slices
• 17 serve and enjoy!