A red, white and blue patriotic layer cake is perfect for July 4th and Memorial Day celebrations. This patriotic layer cake is a white cake dyed perfectly and topped with fresh strawberries and blueberries. Step-by-step instructions included. EASY-TO-MAKE!
Red, white and blue cakes are festive to bring to Fourth of July or Memorial day parties. Adding fresh fruit that’s in season is also reminiscent of summers past. Check out my patriotic Star Berry Pie too.
It’s easy to make a perfect red, white and blue layer cake with the instructions below. Your layers will be equal and your cake layers will be the right shades of red and blue. Your red won’t be dark pink and your blue won’t be sky blue.
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Patriotic Layer Cake
Patriotic Layer Cake*The full, printable recipe is at the bottom of this post.
Ingredients
- 15 oz white cake mix
- 24 oz whipped fluffy white frosting
- red and blue food coloring
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup oil
- 3 strawberries
- 1/2 cup blueberries
Instructions
First, make the cake according to the package directions.
Next, measure the cake batter and divide the number by three. Divide the batter into three bowls. Reserve 1/3 of the batter for the white cake layer as it will not be dyed.
Then, add 1/2 teaspoon of red food coloring to one bowl of batter and mix well. If it’s not the color pictured in the red and blue batter picture below, add a few more drops until it is.
Next, add 1/2 teaspoon of blue food coloring to one bowl of the batter and mix well. If it’s not the color pictured in the red and blue batter picture below below, add a few more drops until it is.
Then, oil spray three, eight inch cake pans and fill each one with the batter.
Bake them for 20-25 minutes at 350F. Let them cool before cutting.
Next, using a long serrated bread knife, cut the top of the blue layer off to make it flat as pictured below. Lie it on the cake plate you’ll use to serve it.
Then, add about half of a container of the white icing and spread it out evenly.
Next, repeat cutting the top of the cake layer and icing with the white cake layer and icing followed by the red cake layer and icing.
Then, add the remaining icing to the cake to cover the top and sides.
Next, slice the strawberries about 1/8th of an inch thick and place them as shown on the cake to form flowers. Then, add the blueberries in the middle and on the border of the cake as pictured.
There you have it! A beautiful patriotic cake to celebrate the Fourth of July or Memorial Day. It will be a hit at parties. It’s a very attractive cake don’t you think?
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I took this recipe to Weekend Potluck.
I updated this recipe on 7/5/23.
Patriotic Layer Cake
Ingredients
- 15 oz white boxed cake mix one box
- 24 oz fluffy white icing two containers
- 3 egg whites
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 tsp red food coloring more may be needed
- 1/2 tsp blue food coloring more may be needed
- 3 strawberries
- 1/2 cup blueberries
Instructions
- First, preheat oven to 350F.
- Next, make cake batter according to package directions using egg whites rather than whole eggs. Measurements above may be different depending up brand.
- Then, pour the cake mix into a large measuring cup (4 cups or larger.) Take note of the total amount of batter and divide the number by three. Reserve 1/3 of the batter for the white layer. Put the remaining 1/3 and 1/3 into two different bowls to be dyed.
- Next, add 1/2 tsp of red food coloring to one of the bowls with white batter. Stir it well. If it is not as dark as pictured, add some more drops of food coloring.
- Next, add 1/2 tsp of blue food coloring to the last of the bowls with white batter. Stir it well. If it is not as dark as pictured, add some more drops of food coloring.
- Then, oil spray 3, 8 " cake pans. Add the batter to each of the cake pans. Bake at 350F for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool.
- Meanwhile, hull the strawberries. Slice them from top to bottom with an 1/8 of an inch or so thickness.
- When the cakes have cooled, remove them from their pans and lie the blue one on the cake dish you'll be serving it on.
- Next, using a long serrated bread knife, cut the top of the cake so that it is flat.
- Then, evenly spread about a half of a container of the fluffy white icing on the blue layer.
- Then, add the white layer on top and cut it with the bread knife to make it flat as you did with the blue layer.
- Next, add the remaining half of a container of icing to the white layer and spread it evenly.
- Then, add the red cake layer and cut it with the bread knife to make it flat as you did with the blue and white layers.
- Next, add the second can of white icing to the top and sides of the layered cake. Spread evenly.
- Then, add the strawberries as pictured.
- Last, add the blueberries in the middle of the strawberry flowers and to the border of the cake as pictured.
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