Margarita Cake

Name: Margarita Cake
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Ingredients: 1 cup (3 ounces/85 grams), sweetened shredded coconut; 1 teaspoon, grated lime zest plus 1 lime, sliced thin (2 limes); 3 cups, pretzel sticks; 6 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 3/4 cup, water; 4 teaspoons, unflavored gelatin; 1 (10-ounce) can, frozen margarita mix, thawed; 1/4 cup, tequila; 1/4 cup, Triple Sec; 1 1/2 cups, heavy cream, chilled; 1 (14 ounces/397 grams) can, sweetened condensed milk; 4 ounces (113 grams), cream cheese, softened

Desserts or Baked Goods
Cakes
Great American Cakes

Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2011

Skip cocktail hour. Instead, enjoy a slice of this tart icebox cheesecake, with its salty-sweet pretzel crust and gelatin glaze "shot."

SERVES 8 to 10

TIME 1½ hours, plus 5 hours chilling

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