American Flag Cake
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American Flag Cake
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This American Flag Cake is the perfect dessert for Memorial Day and Fourth of July! It's an easy vanilla sheet cake topped with frosting and berries.
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Ingredients
- 12 oz blueberries
- 48 oz fresh raspberries
For the Vanilla Cake
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/3 cups milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup salted butter softened (one stick)
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 egg whites
For the Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 cup salted butter softened (two sticks)
- 16 ounces cream cheese softened (two 8 ounce blocks)
- 2 pounds powdered sugar 32 ounces or about 7 1/2 cups
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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Instructions
For the Vanilla Sheet Cake
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line sheet pan with parchment paper and spray well with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together to combine. Set aside.
- In a liquid measuring cup, stir milk and vanilla together. Set aside.
- In a separate large bowl, mix butter, oil and sugar together until combined. Mix in eggs and egg whites, one at a time, until mixture becomes very light and fluffy. Scrape the sides of the bowl and mix again briefly.
- Alternate adding in flour mixture with milk mixture, being sure to start and end with flour. Scrape the sides and mix again to ensure a smooth batter.
- Pour into prepared sheet pan and smooth the top. Bake 15 minutes in the lower 2/3rds of the oven. Cake will be done when a toothpick comes out clean or mostly clean with a few moist crumbs. Depending on your oven, this will take more or less time. Anywhere between 12-20 minutes.
- Cool completely before frosting.
For the Cream Cheese Frosting
- Place all ingredients into a large bowl. Stir with a hand mixer (or stand mixer) until completely combined, thick and smooth. Scrape the sides and stir again briefly to ensure a smooth frosting.
To Decorate
- Over cooled cake spread half of the cream cheese frosting in an even layer. It doesn't have to be perfect since its getting covered with berries and more frosting.
- With a toothpick or butterknife, outline the best you can the American flag. You don't need all 13 stripes, I only had room for 7.
- Fill the upper left rectangle with blueberries. Then alternate adding raspberries to each flag line. I started and ended with a red stripe (so four red stripes total and three white stripes).
- With remaining cream cheese frosting, place in a piping bag with a star shaped tip. Pipe on a couple of 'stars' then pipe two lines in each place of a white stripe.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
492kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
68g
(23%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
24g
(37%)
Saturated Fat
15g
(75%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
68mg
(23%)
Sodium
251mg
(10%)
Potassium
102mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
55g
(110%)
Vitamin A
653IU
(13%)
Calcium
54mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 492 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 492kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 68g | 23% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 68mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 251mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 102mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 55g | 110% |
| Vitamin A | 653IU | 13% |
| Calcium | 54mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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