Margarita Lime Cheese Cake
This easy to make lime cheese cake is one of my favorite spring and summertime desserts. This time I added a little tequila to the cake to make it a perfect cake for Cinco de Mayo celebrations next month. One of the best parts of this lime cheese cake is that it is a no-bake cake, no oven needed and you can make it a day prior your party. Just put it in a refrigerator for overnight and you will have the perfect dessert for the next day.
Margarita Lime Cheese Cake Recipe
1 1/3 cup digestive biscuits/ graham crackers (approximately 20 cookies) 75 g butter 2 cups whipped cream 3 egg whites grated zest and juice of 3-4 limes (or 1/2 cup of store bought lime juice) 400 gr cream cheese 1 cup sugar 4 teaspoons vanilla sugar 3 teaspoons Sauza tequila 7 sheets of gelatin or 3 teaspoons powdered gelatin prepared as instructed by manufacturer (optional: green food coloring if you want a greener look)
INSTRUCTIONS 1. Crush the digestive or graham cookies into crumbs. 2. Prepare the gelatin by soaking it in the cold water. 3. Melt the butter and mix together the biscuit crumbs and melted butter. 4. Press the biscuit crumb mixture into a springform pan. 5. Whip the heavy whipping cream until soft peaks form. 6. Separate the egg whites carefully and whip the egg whites. Carefully mix with whipped cream. 7. In a separate bowl mix the cream cheese, sugar, lime zest and juice and tequila. 8. Fold the whipped cream & egg white mix into the cream cheese & lime juice mixture. 9. Boil the gelatin-water mix or if using powdered gelatin prepare it now. Mix the gelatin-mix with the combined cheese cake mixture. 10. Quickly add the combined cheese cake mixture on the top of the digestive/graham crumb mix in the springform tin. 11. Chill overnight or at least 4 hours in the refrigerator until set. Garnish with cut lime slices. Stay tuned for more ideas for perfect Mexican fiesta party – for Cinco de Mayo or anytime of the year!
Disclosure: compensation was not provided for this post, but I do have a working relationship with Sauza tequila and they have sponsored other posts. My opinions are my own.
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INSTRUCTIONS 1. Crush the digestive or graham cookies into crumbs. 2. Prepare the gelatin by soaking it in the cold water. 3. Melt the butter and mix together the biscuit crumbs and melted butter. 4. Press the biscuit crumb mixture into a springform pan. 5. Whip the heavy whipping cream until soft peaks form. 6. Separate the egg whites carefully and whip the egg whites. Carefully mix with whipped cream. 7. In a separate bowl mix the cream cheese, sugar, lime zest and juice and tequila. 8. Fold the whipped cream & egg white mix into the cream cheese & lime juice mixture. 9. Boil the gelatin-water mix or if using powdered gelatin prepare it now. Mix the gelatin-mix with the combined cheese cake mixture. 10. Quickly add the combined cheese cake mixture on the top of the digestive/graham crumb mix in the springform tin. 11. Chill overnight or at least 4 hours in the refrigerator until set. Garnish with cut lime slices. Stay tuned for more ideas for perfect Mexican fiesta party – for Cinco de Mayo or anytime of the year! 
Disclosure: compensation was not provided for this post, but I do have a working relationship with Sauza tequila and they have sponsored other posts. My opinions are my own. 
kitty darnell
Im going to have to make this
Catherine
Yum! This would be a great Cinco de Mayo treat, or even a good way to finish off a regular old backyard barbecue.
Jessica @FoundtheMarbles
Is there anything that sounds better than that? I’d seriously fly to Sweden for a slice of that cake.
Rajean
I love anything lime and the addition of the Sauza sounds wonderful. Question, what would be the equivalency in say, cups, for the butter & cream cheese? I don’t cook in grams :-) I don’t think. Ha.
Jo-Lynne {Musings of a Housewife}
OMYGOSH I want that in my mouth right now. And yes, it is 6AM.
Enjoy Life Oils
It’s soooo goood. That good that I couldn’t wait long enough to take the spring form off and it is a little sagging because it wasn’t in the cold long enough. It was just too tempting!