Moms Recipe Collection

A collection of mom's best recipes!

Strawberry Margarita Jello Cake

This strawberry margarita cake is made with real tequila, and topped with fresh strawberries & lime. It’s the perfect cake for margarita lovers.

I love margaritas, especially strawberry (and pineapple) ones. There may be one thing in this world that I love just a tad bit more. What would that be? CAKE! So when I tried this strawberry margarita cake recipe, it was love at first bite.

This light and fluffy strawberry margarita cake recipe is the perfect combination of flavors.

There simply aren’t any words for this deliciousness.

Top your finished strawberry margarita cake with fresh lime wedges and strawberry slices.

I seriously have to talk myself from walking away from cake, because one slice is never enough.

Citrus and sweet flavors combine in this strawberry margarita cake recipe.

You must try this recipe soon, and tell me what you think!

Pin this recipe on Pinterest!

This strawberry margarita cake recipe is refreshing and delicious.

Print

Strawberry Margarita Jello Cake

Citrus and sweet flavors combine to make this tasty strawberry margarita jello cake. 

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Strawberry Margarita Jello Cake
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Cooling time 3 hours
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 12 people

Ingredients

  • 15.25 oz white cake mix
  • 3 eggs room temp
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 1/4 cup margarita mix
  • 3 oz box lime gelatin
  • 1/2 cup boiling water
  • 1/4 cup Tequila
  • 3 oz box strawberry gelatin
  • 1/2 cup boiling water
  • 1/4 cup Tequila
  • 8 oz whipped topping
  • Limes and strawberries for toppings

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, add all of the cake mix ingredients and margarita mix.
  3. Beat the ingredients together until smooth.
  4. Spray your 13x9x2 baking dish with non-stick baking spray.
  5. Pour your cake batter into the baking dish.
  6. Bake for 30-35 minutes.
  7. Let cake cool.
  8. Poke holes all over your cake.
  9. In a medium saucepan dissolve the lime gelatin in boiling water, then add in the tequila; mix well.
  10. Pour into a bowl set to the side.
  11. Repeat with the strawberry gelatin.
  12. Drizzle both gelatin mixtures over entire top of cake.
  13. Refrigerate cake for 3 hours.

  14. Lightly stir the other half of the lime gelatin into the Cool Whip.

  15. Now top cake with Cool Whip topping and top with lime zest, strawberry slices.
  16. ENJOY!!