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Red, White, and Blue Cake

Try serving this easy Red, White, and Blue Cake at your next July 4th cookout. It’s the perfect homemade patriotic dessert representing the colors of the American flag.

Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr 9 mins
Servings: 10 Servings
Calories: 757 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 4 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 ½ cups buttermilk
  • ½-1 teaspoon Red food coloring
  • ½-1 teaspoon Blue Food coloring
  • 3 cups vanilla frosting equivalent to 24 ounces or 680 grams
  • fun sprinkles or candy for decor

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Liberally spray three 8-inch round pans with cooking spray.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside for just a minute.
  3. In the bowl to your stand mixer, use the whisk attachment to beat the butter, oil and granulated sugar on high until smooth. This will take about 2-3 minutes.
  4. Add the vanilla and one egg and beat until the egg is mixed in thoroughly. Add the additional eggs, one at a time, beating on high until combined before adding the next one in.
  5. Add ⅓ of the flour mixture to the bowl. Beat on high until mixed in.
  6. Add ½ of the buttermilk to the bowl and beat on high until combined. Continue alternating between the flour mixture and buttermilk until all the ingredients are mixed in and you have a smooth batter.
  7. You should have 6 cups of cake batter. Transfer 2 cups of the batter to one of your prepared pans. Set aside for a moment. Divide the remaining 4 cups of batter between two bowls. Color one bowl of batter with blue food coloring and the other with red food coloring.
  8. Transfer the blue colored batter to the second prepared pan and transfer the red batter to the third pan.
  9. Bake all three in a preheated oven for 22-24 minutes. Move the pans around the oven at about the halfway mark. The edges of the cakes will be browned and the color in the batter will have darkened. Cool in the pan for 5-7 minutes before flipping out to a cooling rack to cool completely.
  10. Once the cakes have cooled, we’ll begin assembly. If you have to, use a knife to level each cake so that they are even.
  11. Use a bit of frosting to attach the blue layer onto your serving platter. This will keep the cake from moving around your dish while you are decorating. Cover the top with an even layer of frosting about a half an inch thick. Keep the frosting as even as possible.
  12. Layer the white cake over the blue one and press lightly to adhere it to the frosting. op the white cake with a layer of frosting.
  13. Place the red cake over the white one and press lightly.
  14. Frost the entire outside of the cake with the remaining white icing.
  15. Reserve a bit of frosting so you can have fun with some decoration and sprinkles.
  16. Serve immediately when ready.

Notes

  • Store any leftover red, white, and blue cake tightly covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
  • Do not overbake the cake layers or they will become dry and crumbly. They are ready when the edges just start to brown and the middle is fully set.
  • Allow the cake layers to cool completely before you handle or frost them. It’s tempting not to wait but important so it doesn’t mess with the integrity of the cake. Warm cake will melt the frosting!
  • Store any leftover red, white, and blue cake tightly covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
  • Do not overbake the cake layers or they will become dry and crumbly. They are ready when the edges just start to brown and the middle is fully set.
  • Allow the cake layers to cool completely before you handle or frost them. It’s tempting not to wait but important so it doesn’t mess with the integrity of the cake. Warm cake will melt the frosting!

Nutrition Information

Serving 1Serving Calories 757kcal (38%) Carbohydrates 107g (36%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 34g (52%) Saturated Fat 13g (65%) Polyunsaturated Fat 10g Monounsaturated Fat 9g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 106mg (35%) Sodium 392mg (16%) Potassium 143mg (4%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 75g (150%) Vitamin A 580IU (12%) Calcium 111mg (11%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10Servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 757

% Daily Value*

Serving 1Serving
Calories 757kcal 38%
Carbohydrates 107g 36%
Protein 7g 14%
Fat 34g 52%
Saturated Fat 13g 65%
Polyunsaturated Fat 10g 59%
Monounsaturated Fat 9g 45%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 106mg 35%
Sodium 392mg 16%
Potassium 143mg 3%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 75g 150%
Vitamin A 580IU 12%
Calcium 111mg 11%
Iron 2mg 11%

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