35+ Memorial Day Desserts
This collection of Memorial Day desserts features all of our favorite patriotic, make-ahead, and cold desserts to take to holiday BBQs and potlucks!
Servings: 24
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
Frosting
- 2 (8-ounce) blocks cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 2 - 3 cups powdered sugar
- ⅓ cup pineapple juice
- 2 - 3 cups (about 1 pound) strawberries, sliced
- 1 cup blueberries
Instructions
- Grease an 11x15 baking pan and set aside. Preheat oven to 375°F.
- In a medium saucepan, bring 1 cup of butter and 1 cup of water to a boil
- Remove pot from stove and whisk in flour, baking soda, salt, sugar, eggs, sour cream, and almond extract until smooth.
- Pour batter into a pre-greased baking sheet. Bake for 20-22 minutes. Use a toothpick to test if cake is done. When it comes out clean, remove from oven and let rest on a wire rack for 20 minutes.
- Make the frosting while cake is cooling. Cream together cream cheese, softened butter, powdered sugar, and pineapple juice with the hand mixer. Spread frosting over the cooled cake.
- Add sliced strawberries and blueberries to look like a flag. Allow to chill for 1 hour before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 312kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 212mg | Potassium: 110mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 326IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg