5.0 from 24 votes
American Flag Cake
American Flag Cake with a homemade vanilla cake recipe, cool whip and fresh berries is the perfect patriotic dessert for your summer cookout.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 297 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 4 large egg whites
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 16 ounces Cool Whip , recipe
- 1 pint blueberries
- 2 pounds strawberries , halved
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and butter and flour a 9x13 rectangular pan.
- To your stand mixer add the butter and sugar and beat them together until light and fluffy on medium speed, 2-3 minutes, then add in the eggs one at a time 15 seconds apart along with the vanilla then lower the speed to low and add the milk until smooth.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt then add to the stand mixer on low speed until just combined.
- Pour into the rectangular pan and bake, shake gently back and forth to make sure the batter is evenly distributed and cook for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Once cooled, spread cool whip over the top.
- Dry your fruit very well with a paper towel, place blueberries in top left corner, and arrange strawberries in stripes.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
297kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
47g
(16%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
29mg
(10%)
Sodium
175mg
(7%)
Potassium
199mg
(6%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
28g
(56%)
Vitamin A
363IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
36mg
(40%)
Calcium
99mg
(10%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 297
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 297kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 47g | 16% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 29mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 175mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 199mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 28g | 56% |
| Vitamin A | 363IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 36mg | 40% |
| Calcium | 99mg | 10% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.