FIRECRACKER July 4th CAKE
Betty Crocker has done it again! The perfect cake for a 4th of July celebration! The recipe is easy and the finished cake is fabulously patriotic! Try this recipe in cupcake shape too.
INGREDIENTS
1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box
Red food color
Blue food color
1 container (12 oz) Betty Crocker® Whipped fluffy white frosting
DIRECTIONS
1. Heat oven to 325°F. Generously grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan. Make cake batter as directed on box, using water, oil and egg whites. Pour 1 cup of the batter into small bowl; stir in red food color until well mixed. Pour another cup of the batter into separate bowl; stir in blue food color until well mixed.
2. Pour red cake batter into bottom of pan. Carefully pour remaining white batter over red batter in pan. Carefully pour blue batter over white batter. (Blue batter does not need to cover white batter completely; it looks better if it just forms a ring in the center of the white batter.)
3. Bake as directed on box or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cake 5 minutes. Meanwhile, place cooling rack over cookie sheet. Turn pan upside down onto cooling rack. Cool cake completely, about 30 minutes.
4. When cake is cool, divide frosting evenly into 3 microwavable bowls. Microwave 1 bowl of frosting uncovered on High a few seconds until smooth enough to drizzle over cake. With spoon, drizzle all of white frosting back and forth around cake in a striping pattern. Repeat microwaving second bowl of frosting until smooth. Stir in a few drops blue food color until well blended. Drizzle over cake, scattering frosting back and forth. Repeat with remaining bowl of frosting and red food color, making sure red, white and blue frostings can be seen on cake. Let cake stand at room temperature until frosting is set before serving.
Image + Recipe via Betty Crocker
About Courtney
I found this firecracker cake via Pizzazzerie. I shared it for all my fans to see as well. LOVE IT! YUM!!!
I also found this cake through Pizzazzerie on Facebook. I shared your blog and this tutorial link on my Friday Favorites that I posted today. Thank you for the beautiful recipe!
This is so great!! Lord willing, I’ll be making it this weekend for a dinner!! Very excited to see the faces!
Thank you for such a beautiful and fun recipe!!
-Many Smiles!
I recon this would be very Popular here across the Pond.
This looks great! I just love that beautiful cake and your photos are amazing
I am having a Red, White and Blue Linky Party and hope you will join in on the fun!
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I love it! So pretty! Can’t wait to make it for this year.
Just found this on Pinterest, I am so trying this!
Que lindo esse bolo! Deve ser muito gostoso!
Making this for July 4th dessert
I’m making this tonight! Any quick tricks to drizzling the frosting nicely so the plate doesn’t become a mess? Is there an easy way to transfer it after drizzling the frosting to a pretty plate?
What a crowd pleaser. Not difficult at all. Thanks for the recipe!