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Flag Cake

Perfectly festive, this Flag Cake consists of a delicious vanilla cake topped with buttercream and fruit for the perfect red, white and blue dessert.

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Additional Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 20 servings
Calories: 432 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Cake:
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup butter at room temperature
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
Frosting/Decoration:
  • 1 cup butter at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Dash of Salt
  • 3 1/2 - 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1-2 tablespoons milk or cream
  • blueberries
  • sliced strawberries

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and bake until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 30-40 minutes.
  5. Let the cake cool completely.
  6. 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.
  7. Spread 1/2 of the frosting over the top of the cooled cake. Decorate in a flag pattern with the blueberries and strawberries.
  8. Use the remaining frosting to decoratively pipe in the white stripes, if desired.
  9. 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.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1slice Calories 432kcal (22%) Carbohydrates 60g (20%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 20g (31%) Saturated Fat 12g (60%) Polyunsaturated Fat 6g Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 87mg (29%) Sodium 235mg (10%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 46g (92%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 20servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 432

% Daily Value*

Serving 1slice
Calories 432kcal 22%
Carbohydrates 60g 20%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 20g 31%
Saturated Fat 12g 60%
Polyunsaturated Fat 6g 35%
Trans Fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol 87mg 29%
Sodium 235mg 10%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 46g 92%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.