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FESTIVE RED, WHITE AND BLUE CAKE

Festive red white, and blue cake is a patriotic cake that's easy to make! This recipe for red white and blue cake uses boxed cake mixes & is a showstopper!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Chill1 hour
Total Time1 hour 45 minutes
Course: Cake, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: FESTIVE RED, WHITE AND BLUE CAKE
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 588kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 boxes (15.25 oz each) white cake mixes
  • 6 egg whites
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 cups water
  • Red and blue food coloring

Buttercream

  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened, 2 sticks
  • 4-5 cups powdered sugar
  • 3-4 Tablespoons milk or cream
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • Cherries and sprinkles for garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Then, spray (3) 8-inch round cakepans well with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer or whisk combine the 2 cake mixes, egg whites, oil and water until combined.
  • Next, evenly divide the batter between three small bowls. You can keep 1/3 of the batter in the main large bowl, that can be the "white" layer. The other two bowls are going to be the red and blue batter.
  • Use the red food dye in one and the blue food dye in the other.  Just a few drops of each to get your desired shade will do.
  • Next pour the red batter into one of the prepared pans, the blue in another and the white batter in a third pan.
  • Proceed to put each cake pan in the preheated oven and bake for 20-25 minutes. Or until a toothpick can be inserted into the center and come out clean.
  • Let the cakes cool in their pans for 5 minutes before inverting them onto a cooling rack to finish cooling completely. When the cakes are completely cool it is time to make the butter cream.
  • HOW TO MAKE THE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING: Start by creaming the butter and powdered sugar in a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, until light and fluffy.
  • Then, add in the vanilla extract and stir to combine.
  • If you have a hard time getting your frosting fluffy, add in milk or cream, one tablespoon at a time until your desired consistency is achieved. Or if it is too runny, add a tablespoon of powder sugar at a time.
  • ASSEMBLE THE CAKE: Place the red layer on your cake plate and spoon a bit of the frosting in the middle and spread out.
  • Stack the white layer on top of the red, add frosting to the top of the white layer and repeat with the blue layer.
  • Once your layers are stacked finish completely frosting the cake with the buttercream.
  • I like to take whatever buttercream is leftover and place into a piping bag and pipe around the edges and top. I add sprinkles and maraschino cherries to decorate.
  • Place the cake into the fridge for at least an hour to chill and set up. Slice and serve!

Notes

Festive red white, and blue cake is a wonderful dessert to show your patriotism during the summer holidays. This recipe for red white and blue cake is  so easy to make and comes together quickly!

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 588kcal | Carbohydrates: 83g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 471mg | Potassium: 67mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 57g | Vitamin A: 359IU | Calcium: 150mg | Iron: 1mg