Fried Tequila Shots

Name: Fried Tequila Shots
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Dessert
Ingredients: 1 store-bought angel food cake, cubed; 3/4 cup tequila; 1 lime; Oil for frying; Powdered sugar; Lime zest; 1 cup powdered sugar; 1 tablespoon lime juice; 3 tablespoons milk

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Fried Tequila Shots – Angel food cake is dipped in tequila and then fried just until golden.

Each nugget is sprinkled with powdered sugar and dipped in a lime dipping sauce for a sweet twist on traditional tequila shots!

These deep-fried tequila shots are a simple and delicious dessert to bring to any party. Share with your friends and enjoy the wonderful taste of sweet lime, tequila, and cake. Serve up this angel food cake shot recipe with my delicious homemade lime dipping sauce and you have yourself a sweet treat that everyone can remember!

What Are Fried Tequila Shots?

This recipe is basically made with three ingredients. Angel food cake (I used store-bought, but you could use this recipe for homemade), Tequila (use your favorite), and lime zest. And then, of course, there is the oil for frying. This fried angel food cake recipe may not be strong enough to get you drunk but it will get you to enjoy a nice buzzed feeling. This unique recipe is sure to be a unique experience and become the life of the party.

Ingredients

Store-bought angel food cake
Tequila
Lime
Oil for frying
Powdered sugar
Lime zest

For the dipping sauce you will need:

Powdered sugar
Lime juice
Milk

For the exact amounts needed, please see the recipe card below.

Sure you could drink a tequila shot or you can eat it for dessert! Deep fried and tequila soaked; these bites of angel good cake are the life of the party!

How to Make Fried Tequila Shots

Fill a heavy stockpot with vegetable oil until it is about 13 of the way full. Heat over medium-high heat. You’ll know your oil is ready by dropping a tiny piece of cake into the oil. If tiny bubbles instantly form around the edge, then it’s good to go.
Cut your angel food cake into large chunks.
In a shallow bowl combine the tequila and lime juice in a shallow bowl.
Quickly dip the cake into the tequila. Be careful not to soak the cake too much because you don’t want it to absorb too much alcohol. Lightly dip your chunks of angel food cake into the tequila mixture. The cake will soak up the alcohol like a sponge. Too much alcohol will: 1. make you drunk on cake 2. get a little soggy. But hey, this is your party, I’m just here to give you the facts.
Carefully lower the ake into the hot oil. When you place your cake into the hot oil, the oil will crackle, sizzle, and spit; again it’s the whole alcohol thing. If you have a mesh net strainer, I would use this to lower your cake into the oil.
Allow each cake piece to cook and brown for 1 minute per side. The cake will not take very long to turn golden. After a minute of frying, gently turn your cake over to allow the other side to brown. Remove the cake as soon as both sides are a light golden color.
Remove the cake and immediately allow it to drain on a baking sheet that has been lined with a paper towel.
Continue with the rest of the cake pieces. Be careful not to overcrowd the pot and not to allow the cake to cook for too long or else they’ll absorb too much oil and become soggy. Angel food cake will also absorb oil, so be sure to remove the fried cake immediately.
Let the tequila cake pieces cool slightly before dusting with powdered sugar.
Sprinkle with fresh lime zest.
Whisk together powdered sugar, lime juice, and milk for the dipping sauce.
Serve fresh fried tequila shots with dipping sauce and enjoy.

Recipe Tips

You can use your favorite tequila for this recipe as brands won’t matter here.

Since some of the alcohol will be cooked off as the cake fries, I would maybe choose a slightly cheaper variety of tequila instead of using the more expensive stuff.

Please, please, please keep your tequila away from your open flame if you are using a gas stovetop. Alcohol and flames are a recipe for disaster.

Substitutions

If you do not have angel food cake on hand then you can simply swap it out for some vanilla pound cake instead. This is a little denser of a cake but it will still work perfectly fine.

If you do not wish to use tequila you can swap it out for some vodka. Use flavored vodka for even more fun!

FAQs

How long are fried tequila shots good for?

These bites are best served when freshly made and still warm but you can keep leftovers for up to 2 days in an airtight container in the fridge.

Does all of the alcohol cook out of the cake?

Believe it or not, not all of the alcohol will cook out of this recipe. While there’s been the saying that “alcohol will cook out” that’s actually been proven to be quite false. While yes, some of it does cook out, you’ll still be left with over 80% of the alcohol in these bites. If you were to take a breathalyzer before and after consuming this treat, you’ll see it’s true. So enjoy these in moderation or party on.

Can you air fry fried tequila shots?

I have not tried this so I cannot say for certain but I would guess based on similar recipes that you can air fry them at 350 degrees F for about 5-8 minutes.

Here are some more of my favorite tequila recipes

Yield: 24