American Flag Cake

Name: American Flag Cake
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 237 milliliters (2 sticks) butter, softened; 1 liters confectioners sugar; 1 Tbsp cream or milk; 7 eggs, separated; 142 grams cup (about flour; 4 servings Red and blue food coloring; 198 grams cup (about sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

American Flag Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 1557 calories, 14g of protein, and 55g of fat. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up eggs, vanillan extract, flour, and a few other things to make it today. It will be a hit at your The Fourth Of July event. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Adjust oven rack to center position and preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour bottoms and sides of three 6-inch cake pans.

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All Purpose Flour

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Oven

Separate the eggs, putting the whites in one medium bowl and the yolks in another.

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Egg Yolk

Egg

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Bowl

Add half of the sugar to each bowl. Beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks; beat the egg yolks until they are thick and pale yellow in color. Gently fold the stiff egg white mixture into the yolk mixture.

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Egg Whites

Egg Yolk

Sugar

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Whisk the flour into the egg mixture, then stir in the melted butter. Separate the batter into three smaller bowls. Tint one part blue; one part red; leave the third plain (white).

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Butter

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Egg

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Whisk

Pour the batter into the prepared cake pans and bake until a cake tester comes out clean when inserted in the center of the cakes, 12 to 18 minutes.

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Let cool in the pans for about 10-15 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Transfer to refrigerator for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, prepare frosting. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter until very smooth, about 3 minutes on high speed. Reduce speed to low and add about 3 cups of confectioners' sugar. Continue beating on low speed until incorporated.

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Powdered Sugar

Frosting

Butter

Cream

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Pause to scrape down the sides of the bowl.

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Add vanilla.

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Vanilla

Add remaining confectioners' sugar, bit by bit, until desired spreading consistency has been reached. If the frosting gets too thick, stir in some milk or cream to thin it. Set aside.

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Powdered Sugar

Frosting

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Milk

Remove the cakes from the refrigerator. Slice the white and red cakes horizontally in thirds lengthwise (this will be for the "stripes" on the flag). If you find it too difficult to cut the layers into thirds, you can cut each cake in half lengthwise; you will just have fewer, thicker layers in your final product.

Place one of the red layers on your serving plate. Lightly frost the top. Adhere one of the white layers on top of this layer. Lightly frost the top of this layer.

Repeat this step with two more layers, so that you have four layers total assembled (from the bottom going up, red-white-red-white). Skip this step if you only have two each of the white and red layers.

Using a 3-inch circle made of parchment as a guide, cut a 3-inch circle out of the center of the blue cake. You should end up with an "O" shaped cake layer.

Place the "O" cake layer on top of the stacked white and red layers.

Lightly frost the top of the remaining red layer, and adhere the remaining white layer on top of it. Using the same parchment circle, cut out a three-inch round from the center of this two-layer stack.

Place in the center of the blue "O" layer.

Apply a thin coat of frosting to the cake, then place in the refrigerator until firm, about 20 minutes.

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Frosting

Remove from the refrigerator and frost all over with the remaining frosting before serving.

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Frosting