Margarita Cake

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups coarsely crushed pretzels
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 1 box white cake mix
• 3/4 cup bottled nonalcoholic margarita mix
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon grated lime peel
• 3 egg whites
• 1 container (8 oz) frozen whipped topping, thawed
• Additional grated lime peel, if desired

Details

Servings 12
Cooking time 180mins
Adapted from bettycrocker.com

Preparation

Step 1

1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease bottom only and lightly flour 13x9-inch pan, or spray bottom with baking spray with flour. In medium bowl, mix crust ingredients. Sprinkle evenly on bottom of pan; press gently.

2 In large bowl, beat cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour batter over crust.

3 Bake 34 to 39 minutes or until light golden brown and top springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool completely, about 2 hours. Frost with whipped topping; sprinkle with additional lime peel. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

You’ll need about 3 1/2 cups small pretzel twists to get the 1 1/2 cups crushed pretzels.

Cut fat and calories in this cake by using fat-free whipped topping instead of regular whipped topping to frost the cake.

Look for the bottled pale green nonalcoholic margarita mix in the soft drink section of the supermarket. It is usually on the shelf with club soda, tonic water and other mixers.

1 Serving Calories330 ( Calories from Fat140), % Daily Value Total Fat16g16% (Saturated Fat8g,8% Trans Fat0g0% ), Cholesterol15mg15%; Sodium350mg350%; Total Carbohydrate45g45% (Dietary Fiber0g0% Sugars27g27% ), Protein3g3%