Margarita Poke Cake Recipe

Beat the heat with this incredible Margarita Poke Cake Recipe.

There’s nothing like a cool cake during the Summer!  I love poke cakes for many reasons, they’re so easy + it seems the “older they are – the better they are!”

Heck, who am I kidding?  I love any kind of cake, period.

It’s a combination of lemon & lime, while using a non alcoholic Margarita Mix.  It’s so good & refreshing…and cool!

I’m sure everyone is familiar with the poke cake process?  You use the tail end of a wooden spoon, and star poking holes in your baked cake.  I always like to poke the hole while the cake is still warm.  It will soak in the filling even more, in my opinion.

 

Here’s what you’ll need:

1 box of butter or white cake mix.
non alcoholic Margarita Mix
1 can of sweetened condescend milk
1 container of whipping cream (cool whip)
limes & lemon peel for garnish *optional

Directions:

*Bake your cake mix according to the back of the box.  The only thing you’ll replace is the water.  Add the Margarita mix in place of the water.  So if the back of the cake box asks for 1/2 cup of water, add the Margarita mix in place of it.

*Allow cake to cool.  When cake is still warm, poke holes in it with a wooden spoon.

*In a large measuring cup or small mixing bowl, add 1/2 the can of sweetened condensed milk & 1/2 cup of the Margarita mix and mix well.  Pour your mixture over the cake, and into the holes.  Spread evenly with your wooden spoon.

*In a separate bowl (preferably one that has a lid or you can cover) add the container of whipped topping, the remaining 1/2 can of sweetened condensed milk, and 1/4 cup of Margarita mix.  Blend & fold together.  Cover your bowl and place in the fridge for about 2 hours.  This is to allow the topping mixture to firm up again.

*Once your topping has been in the fridge for about 2 hours, spread evenly on top of your cake & the filling.

*Add cut up limes and lemon zest for garnish *totally optional.

*Serve immediately or store covered in the fridge until ready to serve.

 The process & steps are so easy.  And you just need 3 main ingredients other than your cake mix!

 You could almost call this a Key Lime cake as well.  But it’s so refreshing, and perfect for our hot Summer days.

 This cake is perfect if you are entertaining friends or family!  You can make a day ahead of time, and store it in the fridge.  It will be better that way too!

Hope you love it as much as our entire family does!