American Flag Cake

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5 from 11 votes

American Flag Cake

Festive fruit-topped American Flag cake is a simple, light, and refreshing way to celebrate any patriotic holiday!

Prep Time25

Cook Time20

Chill Time1

Total Time1 45

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Lil' Luna

Equipment

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

Cake

Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease an 11x15 baking pan and set aside.
Bring butter and water to a boil in a saucepan.
Remove from heat and whisk in flour, baking soda, salt, sugar, eggs, sour cream, and almond extract until smooth.
Pour into a greased baking pan. Bake for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes.

Frosting

While the cake is cooling, make the frosting. In a medium bowl, cream the cream cheese, softened butter, 2 - 3 cups powdered sugar, and pineapple juice with the hand mixer. Spread frosting over the cooled cake.
Add blueberries and sliced strawberries to look like a flag. Chill for 1 hour before serving.

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Notes

Make ahead of time. Fully prepare and top the flag cake recipe one day in advance. Keep it covered and put it in the fridge until ready to serve. To prepare it sooner, leave the fruit topping off and keep it in the fridge for 2-3 days.

Freeze ahead of time. Freeze the cake and the frosting separately. Allow the cake to cool completely, and wrap it with plastic wrap and again with foil. Freeze for 2-3 months. Place the cream cheese frosting in an airtight container and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw the frosting before spreading it on the cake.

STORE. Cover and store American flag fruit cake in the fridge for 2-3 days, or wrap tightly with plastic and foil and freeze for up to 2 months. Remove the berries when storing for longer than a couple of days.

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