Flag Cake

Name: Flag Cake
Prep time: 2 h 5 min
Cook time: 2 h 5 min
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Yield: 15
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 85 grams package berry blue gelatin; 59 milliliters fresh blueberries; 177 milliliters butter, softened; 237 milliliters buttermilk; 79 milliliters canola oil; 473 milliliters confectioners sugar; 4 eggs; 1 cube Ice; 198 grams jar marshmallow creme; 1 Tbsp 2% milk; 158 milliliters finely chopped fresh strawberries; 85 grams package strawberry gelatin; 1 package French vanilla cake mix (regular size); 237 milliliters cold water, divided

Flag Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains around 4g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 412 calories. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 15. It is perfect for The Fourth Of July. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 5 minutes. Head to the store and pick up buttermilk, blueberries, canolan oil, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Line a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan with waxed paper and grease the paper; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the first four ingredients; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes.

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Pour into prepared pan.

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Frying Pan

Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Frying Pan

Transfer cake to a covered cake board. Using a small knife, cut out a 5-in. x 4-in. rectangle (1/2 in. deep) in the top left corner of cake, leaving a 1/2-in. border along edges of cake. For red stripes, cut out 1/2-in. wide rows (1/2 in. deep), leaving a 1/2-in. border. Using a fork, carefully remove cut-out cake pieces.

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In a small bowl, dissolve berry blue gelatin in 3/4 cup boiling water.

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Gelatin

Berries

Water

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Pour 1/2 cup cold water into a 2-cup measuring cup; add enough ice cubes to measure 1-1/4 cups. Stir into gelatin until slightly thickened. Scoop out and discard any remaining ice cubes. Repeat, making strawberry gelatin.

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Strawberry Flavored Gelatin

Ice Cubes

Gelatin

Water

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Measuring Cup

In a small bowl, combine strawberries and 1 cup strawberry gelatin. In another bowl, combine blueberries and 1 cup blue gelatin. Refrigerate for 20 minutes or just until soft-set. (Save remaining gelatin for another use.)

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Strawberry Flavored Gelatin

Strawberries

Blueberries

Gelatin

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Stir gelatin mixtures. Slowly pour blueberry mixture into rectangle; spoon strawberry mixture into stripes.

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Strawberries

Blueberries

Gelatin

In a large bowl, beat butter until fluffy; beat in the confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth.

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Powdered Sugar

Butter

Milk

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Add marshmallow creme; beat well until light and fluffy.

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Marshmallow Cream

Spread 1 cup over sides and top edge of cake. Refrigerate remaining frosting for 20 minutes.

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Frosting

Spread

Cut a small hole in the corner of pastry or plastic bag; insert a large star tip. Fill the bag with remaining frosting. Pipe frosting in between rows of strawberry gelatin and around edges of cake. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until gelatin is set.

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Strawberry Flavored Gelatin

Frosting

Gelatin

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