Red, White, and Blue Cake
So pretty with three colorful layers of fluffy cake and patriotic drizzled frosting. It will be a hit for the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, and Flag Day!
Equipment
- Bundt Cake Pan
- Non-stick spray
- Electric Mixer
- Cooling rack or parchment paper
- 3 mixing bowls
- Small microwave safe bowls and spoons for mixing the colored frosting
- Spatula
Ingredients
- 1 box white cake mix (usually requires 1 cup of water, ½ cup of oil, and 3 eggs)
- 1 tub vanilla/white frosting
- Red and blue food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the cake box ingredients using an electric mixer: cake mix, eggs, water, and oil
- Place 1 cup of cake batter into a separate mixing bowl and use red food coloring to achieve desired shade (about 1 teaspoon)
- Place another cup of cake batter into a third mixing bowl and use blue food coloring to achieve desired shade (about 1 teaspoon)
- Prepare a bundt cake pan liberally with non-stick spray
- Pour the red cake batter into the bottom of the cake pan
- Pour the white cake batter over it (you will have more white cake batter than colored)
- Gently pour the blue cake batter on top of the white
- Bake for 40-45 minutes. We used the “toothpick test” to check that the cake was cooked all the way through
- Let the cake cool for 10 minutes
- Using a cooling rack or parchment paper, flip the baked cake over to remove it from the pan. It should slide right out!
- Continue to let the cake cool for another hour or so
- Scoop out two large spoonfuls of vanilla frosting into separate microwavable bowls: 1 for red and 1 for blue
- Microwave the remaining vanilla frosting in the tub for about 15 seconds or until it is smooth enough to pour
- Pour the white frosting all over the cake (as seen in the video)
- Using food coloring, color the frosting you placed in smaller bowls: 1 red bowl and 1 blue
- Microwave the colored frosting for 10 seconds until smooth
- Drizzle the colored frosting over the cake using the spoons
- Add sprinkles!