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Perfect Red White and Blue Flag Cake Recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting

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A festive and moist layered cake with vibrant red, white, and blue colors, topped with tangy cream cheese frosting, perfect for patriotic celebrations.

Ingredients

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  • 2 1/2 cups (310g) all-purpose flour, sifted
  • 2 1/2 tsp (10g) baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp (3g) salt
  • 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 cups (400g) granulated sugar
  • 4 large eggs, room temperature
  • 2 tsp (10ml) vanilla extract
  • 1 cup (240ml) buttermilk, room temperature (or milk + 1 tbsp vinegar)
  • Red gel food coloring
  • Blue gel food coloring
  • 8 oz (225g) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter, softened
  • 4 cups (500g) powdered sugar, sifted
  • 1 tsp (5ml) vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease three 8-inch cake pans and line bottoms with parchment paper.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
  3. Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes.
  4. Beat in eggs one at a time, then add vanilla extract.
  5. With mixer on low, alternate adding dry ingredients and buttermilk in three parts, starting and ending with dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
  6. Divide batter evenly into three bowls. Leave one plain, add red gel food coloring to one, and blue gel food coloring to the other. Mix to desired color intensity.
  7. Pour each colored batter into prepared pans. Bake 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Rotate pans halfway through baking.
  8. Cool cakes in pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to cooling racks to cool completely.
  9. For frosting, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt. Beat until fluffy and spreadable.
  10. Assemble cake by placing blue layer on serving plate, spread thin layer of frosting. Add white layer, then red layer, frosting between each. Cover entire cake with remaining frosting.
  11. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before slicing to set frosting.

Notes

Use gel food coloring for vibrant colors without thinning batter. Bake each colored layer separately for clean stripes. Level cakes if domed before assembling. Chill frosting and cake layers if frosting is too soft. Cake layers can be baked a day ahead and refrigerated wrapped tightly.

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Keywords: patriotic cake, red white and blue cake, cream cheese frosting, Fourth of July dessert, layered cake, flag cake

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