Mexican Margarita Trifle Recipes

Steps:

• Moisten the rim of a glass with a lime wedge. Sprinkle salt onto a plate. Lightly dip the moistened rim into the salt. Place a large ice cube in the glass and freeze the prepared glass until ready to serve.
• Fill a cocktail shaker with fresh ice. Add tequila, triple sec, and lime juice. Cover and shake vigorously until outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into the prepared glass and garnish with a slice of lime.

Steps:

• Rub the rim of 4 rocks glasses with lime; dip in coarse salt. Fill three-quarters of the way with ice. Combine 1 cup tequila, 2/3 cup fresh lime juice, 1/3 cup orange-flavored liqueur and 2 teaspoons superfine sugar in a cocktail shaker. Shake well, then pour into the glasses. Garnish with lime.
• Photograph my Andrew Mccaul

Steps:

• Moisten rim of 1 cocktail glass with lime wedge. If desired, sprinkle salt on a plate; dip rim in salt. Fill glass with ice. In an empty cocktail shaker, combine tequila, Triple Sec and lime juice. Fill with ice; cover and shake until frost forms on the outside of the shaker, 15-20 seconds. Strain into prepared glass. Garnish with lime wedge.

Steps:

• In a large dry skillet, toast coconut over medium heat until browned and toasted. Cool completely.
• In a large bowl, whisk together sweetened condensed milk and key lime juice. Set aside.
• In a separate large bowl, whip heavy whipping cream with a hand mixer until it begins to thicken. Add confectioner's sugar and continue to whip until stiff peaks form.
• Cut cake into small chunks.
• Using a trifle dish (or any clear bowl), begin to layer the trifle. Start with a layer of cake (use 1/3 of the cake). Drizzle the cake with tequila, then pour 1/3 of the key lime mixture over it. Spread 1/3 of the whipped cream, and then sprinkle with toasted coconut.
• Repeat two more times.
• Chill in the refrigerator for two hours or until ready to serve.

Steps:

• If you like margaritas served in a glass with salt, rub the outside rims of 6glasses with a cut lime and dip each glass lightly into a plate of kosher salt.
• Combine the lime juice, lemon juice, Triple Sec, tequila, and ice in a blender and puree. Place extra ice in a cocktail shaker. Fill with margarita mix, shake well, and strain into glasses.

Steps:

• Combine 3/4 cups of the sugar, flour and cinnamon; gradually stir in milk.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• Boil and stir 2 minutes.
• Beat egg yolks slightly.
• Blend a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to the pan.
• Cook 1 minute (do not boil.) Remove from heat; add butter, vanilla and almond extract, blending well.
• Cover and chill.
• To assemble, spread cake with apricot jam.
• Dice fruit of choice; place in a bowl with Cointreau.
• Beat 2 egg whites with cream of tartar until frothy; gradually add the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar and beat until stiff but not dry.
• Fold into chilled custard a little at a time.
• Whip cream in a chilled bowl with chilled beaters until stiff peaks form.
• In a 2-quart serving bowl layer 1/3 of the custard, 1/2 of the cake, 1/3 of the fruit with a few teaspoons of Cointreau and 1/3 of the whipped cream; repeat once.
• Top with remaining custard, fruit and whipped cream.
• Garnish with chocolate curls.