Perfectly festive, this Flag Cake consists of a delicious vanilla cake topped with buttercream and fruit for the perfect red, white and blue dessert.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Cooling Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Servings 20servings
Calories 432kcal
Author Deborah Harroun
Ingredients
Cake:
2cupsgranulated sugar
1cupbutterat room temperature
4eggs
1tablespoonvanilla extract
3cupsall-purpose flour
3 1/2teaspoonsbaking powder
1teaspoonsalt
1 1/2cupsmilk
Frosting/Decoration:
1cupbutterat room temperature
1teaspoonvanilla
Dash of salt
3 1/2 - 4cupspowdered sugar
1-2tablespoonsmilk or cream
Blueberries
Sliced strawberries
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking dish.
In a large bowl (or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment), beat the sugar and butter together until it is lighter in color and smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Beat in the vanilla extract.
Add the flour, baking powder and salt, and mix just until mostly combined. With the mixer on low, add the milk and continue to beat just until the mixture is smooth, making sure to scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl.
Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and bake until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 30-40 minutes.
Let the cake cool completely.
Once cool, make the frosting. In another large bowl, beat the butter until light and smooth. Beat in the vanilla and salt. Start adding in the powdered sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing completely after each addition. Add enough cream and/or more powdered sugar until you have reached your desired thickness. Continue to beat the frosting for another 5-7 minutes, until light and fluffy.
1 cup butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla, Dash of salt, 3 1/2 - 4 cups powdered sugar, 1-2 tablespoons milk or cream
Spread 1/2 of the frosting over the top of the cooled cake. Decorate in a flag pattern with the blueberries and strawberries.
Blueberries, Sliced strawberries
Use the remaining frosting to decoratively pipe in the white stripes, if desired.
Slice and serve.
Notes
Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should be used as a general guide.