Description
Make a striking, multi-layered cake colored red, white, and blue for patriotic celebrations.
Ingredients
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- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Red food coloring, gel type
- Blue food coloring, gel type
- White frosting (enough for layering and covering)
- Fresh blueberries and strawberries for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour three 8-inch round cake pans.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Gradually beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Divide the batter evenly into three separate bowls. Leave one bowl plain (this will be white).
- Add red food coloring to the second bowl and mix until the color is uniform.
- Add blue food coloring to the third bowl and mix until the color is uniform.
- Pour the white batter into one prepared pan, the red batter into the second, and the blue batter into the third.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes before inverting them onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Once cool, level the tops of the cakes if necessary.
- Assemble the cake: Place the white layer on your serving plate. Frost the top evenly. Place the blue layer on top of the white layer and frost. Place the red layer on top and frost the entire cake, sides and top.
- Decorate the top with piped stars or fresh berries to resemble the flag pattern if desired.
Notes
- Use gel food coloring for the most intense and true colors without affecting the batter consistency.
- Allow the cakes to cool completely before frosting to prevent the frosting from melting.
- For a cleaner look, wrap the cooled layers in plastic wrap and chill them for at least one hour before assembly.
- Prep Time: 35 min
- Cook Time: 30 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 45g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 90mg