4th of July Desserts: Decorate an American Flag Cake

Name: 4th of July Desserts: Decorate an American Flag Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: Cake:; 1 baked and cooled quarter sheet cake (such as vanilla sheet cake); Whipped Vanilla Buttercream:; 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature; 4 and 1/2 cups (540g) confectioners’ sugar; 1/3 cup (80ml)heavy cream; 2 teaspoonspure vanilla extract; salt, to taste; 1/2 cup (70g) fresh blueberries; 2–3 cups (380–560g) halved fresh strawberries

Prep Time

25m

Cook Time

Total Time

25m

This 4th of July, celebrate with a stunning American Flag Cake! Create a vanilla sheet cake and top it with a luscious and creamy buttercream frosting. Add a burst of blueberries for the stars and a row of fresh strawberries for the stripes. A festive showstopper for your celebration!

American Flag Cake

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Recipe Options

Ingredients

Servings: 1

Scale:

Scale

0.25

0.5

Cake

1 baked and cooled quarter sheet cake (such as vanilla sheet cake)

Whipped Vanilla Buttercream

1 cup (226g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

4 and 1/2 cups (540g) confectioners’ sugar

1/3 cup (80ml)heavy cream

2 teaspoonspure vanilla extract

salt, to taste

1/2 cup (70g) fresh blueberries

2–3 cups (380–560g) halved fresh strawberries

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Nutrition Facts

Calories

1,825kcal

91%
Fat

99g

4%
Saturated Fat

62g

3%
Carbohydrates

235g

11%
Fiber

3g

0%
Sugar

215g

10%
Protein

3g

0%
Cholesterol

245mg

12%
Sodium

267mg

13%

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