4th of July Cake. American Flag Cake
Hi guys! Here's a Red, white and blue cake, just in time for the holiday! I hope you enjoy! Just some ideas I has in my head for this one. Let me know what you think and what ideas I should do next.
Items I used:
My vanilla cake recipe
My buttercream frosting recipe
Wilton tips: 6B, 13, 18
Easy 4th of July Flag Cake Recipe | Bakington's Bites
Hey everyone! Two videos so close together? Right?!?! Today we're making a 4th of July Flag Cake! This recipe is super easy and fun, but at the same time it looks so fancy. Berries, cream, and a simple yellow cake recipe come together to say....well.. 'Murica!
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World's Greatest 4th Of July FLAG CAKE ????
The basic cake has a beautiful, chewy texture and is easy to bake in a single layer. The cream cheese and powdered sugar frosting zings the taste buds. It always helps to add blueberries and strawberries for a naturally sweet, fruity taste. The reproduction of an American flag makes this dessert a natural for a Fourth of July party and adds color to the celebration. Very patriotic.
FABULOUS FLAG CAKE RECIPE
2 1⁄4 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature 3 cups sugar
6 extra-large eggs at room temperature
1 cup sour cream
1 1⁄2 tsp. pure vanilla extract 3 cups flour
1 tsp. kosher salt
1/3 cup cornstarch
1 tsp. baking soda
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a half-sheet baking pan (10x15). Your jelly roll pan that has a 1 1⁄2“-edge will work for this. I used parchment paper on the bottom of the pan and sprayed with Pam Spray. You can turn cake out of pan after baking put on another surface if you use this method.
1. Cream butter and sugar in bowl of mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on high speed until light and fluffy. On medium speed, add eggs two at a time. Then add the sour cream and vanilla. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and stir until smooth.
2. Sift together in a separate bowl the flour, cornstarch, salt and baking soda. With mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture to the butter mixture until just combined. Pour into the prepared pan and smooth top with a spatula. Bake in center of oven for 20-25 minutes (do not overbake). Check for doneness in middle of cake with toothpick that comes out clean. Cool to room temperature. (If removing cake from pan, carefully turn upside down after 10 minutes of cooling.)
Icing and fruit topping:
3⁄4 lb. unsalted butter (3 sticks)
1 lb. cream cheese at room temperature (2 8oz. pkgs.) 8 cups powdered sugar (more if needed)
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 half-pints of fresh blueberries
3 half-pints of fresh raspberries
For icing, combine butter, cream cheese and vanilla and beat until smooth. Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time. Beat 3-4 minutes until smooth and creamy. If it gets too soft, refrigerate icing. Spread 3⁄4 of the icing evenly on the cooled sheet cake. On the top left side of the cake outline the area that will be used for the “stars” (blueberries) in a rectangle, with a toothpick. Fill the upper left corner with blueberries. Place 2 rows of raspberries across top of the cake like a red stripe, for the flag stripes. Put remaining icing in a pastry bag fitted with a star tip and pipe two-three rows of white strips below the raspberries. (I used a small Ziploc bag and snipped small hole in corner to put icing to pipe onto cake). Alternate rows of raspberries and icing until the flag is completed. Pipe stars on top of the blueberries in even rows. Refrigerate.
Note: This is a huge hit wherever I have served it. It is best made a day in advance and sitting in the refrigerator. Great for any summer gathering, not just 4th of July. I made this into a “spring fruit cake” one year by using raspberries, blueberries, peaches, kiwi and pineapple for the rows between icing rows. Any fresh fruit can be used to make this beautiful cake.
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Fourth of July Flag Cake
This was the most enjoyable cake to make by far!!! Even though I had an idea what it was going to look like when I cut into it, I still was excited to see the inside! I used my vanilla cake recipe (which can be located on my blog!), my vanilla buttercream recipe, and used royal blue and red food gel to color the cakes and frosting!
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Flag Cake | Southern Living
Although this oh-so-patriotic flag cake makes an eye-catching centerpiece for your July 4th celebrations, we think this sweet sheet cake recipe makes sense all summer long. With a moist sour cream cake base, a thick vanilla-sour cream frosting, and plenty of fresh, seasonal berries, you'll be hard pressed to find a guest who won't ask for a second piece of this delicious dessert. And, of course, the presentation is incredibly charming. We used blueberries to mimic the stars of the American flag on the cake, and alternated fresh strawberries with frosting to create the red-and-white stripes.
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Ingredients:
2 cups flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt; 2 cups sugar; 3 eggs; 1 cup vegetable oil; 1 cup sour cream; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
VANILLA-SOUR CREAM FROSTING: 2 sticks unsalted butter; 1 pound powdered sugar; 1/2 cup sour cream; 2 teaspoons vanilla; Fresh strawberries; Fresh blueberries; Coarse white sanding sugar (optional)
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There's no dessert more patriotic than a classic flag cake! This easy-to-make treat is the perfect finish to a spectacular July 4 party. Watch the video to learn how it's done, then print the recipe after the break.