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Margarita Cheesecake Bars

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Margarita Cheesecake Bars
  • Prep: 20 mins
  • Cook: 30 mins
  • Ready in: 4 hr., 10 mins
  • Serves:

Ingredients

  • 1 box (18.25 oz) lemon cake mix, prepared as box directs
  • 1/3 cup fresh lime juice (grate lime peel first)
  • 1 pkt (2 1/2 tsp) unflavored gelatin
  • 3 bricks (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 Tbsp freshly grated lime peel
  • 1 lime
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Cooking Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F. Line a 13 x 9-in. baking pan with foil, letting foil extend about 2 in. above pan at both ends. Coat foil with nonstick spray.

Spread cake batter in prepared pan. Bake as box directs. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Holding foil ends, lift from pan. Trim rounded top (hump) off cake with a long serrated knife until flat. Holding foil ends, return cake to pan.

Pour lime juice into a small saucepan; sprinkle with gelatin. Let stand 1 minute, then stir over low heat 3 minutes until gelatin completely dissolves. Remove from heat.

Beat cream cheese, sugar and lime peel in a large bowl with mixer on medium speed 2 minutes until fluffy. Slowly beat in gelatin mixture. Beat 1 minute to blend. Scrape onto cake, then spread evenly to edges. Refrigerate 60 to set, then cover loosely and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.

To serve: Lift from pan. Cut in 42 bars (dip knife in hot water; wipe clean between cuts). To garnish: With citrus zester, cut peel off lime. Cut lime in quarters lengthwise then crosswise in 11 slices. Top bars with lime and peel.

Nutritional Information per Serving

Cal 139  Pro 2  Car 13  Fiber 0  
Fat 9  (saturated fat) 4  Chol 33  

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sue's cookbook, Shirl's Kitchen, Marilyn's favorate, linda's new recipe book, Kathy's Cooking

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