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4th-of-July American Flag Cake Recipe

Our 4th-of-July holiday party traditionally ends with the family watching a flashy fireworks display while eating a piece of my homemade fresh-fruit-covered American Flag Cake,

My flag cake recipe isn't as much a recipe as it is a decorating idea because you don't have to make the actual cake from scratch. You can use a box mix cake or even a pre-made, store-bought pound cake to assemble this Patriotic pastry and still have delicious results.

This 4th-of-July Flag Cake recipe can also be made and served for Memorial Day or Flag Day or to celebrate other Patriotic occasions such as military homecomings and birthdays.

Contents at a Glance

The Best American Flag Cake Ever
The Best American Flag Cake Recipe
Cool Flag Cake
This 9x13 Pan Has a High Domed Lid
Or If You Want to Get a Little Fancier.....
Personalized 9x13 Pan

The Best American Flag Cake Ever

The real trick to making the best American Flag Cake Ever is simply not skimping on any of the ingredients.

The Best American Flag Cake Recipe

Recipe for 4th of July Flag Cake

The Best American Flag Cake Recipe

You've seen the rest, now taste the best!

The real trick to making the best American Flag Cake Ever is simply not skimping on any of the ingredients.

Ingredients

1 Pint sized container of Blueberries
2 Quart sized containers of Strawberries
1 Large sized container of Cool Whip brand topping, or better yet Home made Whipped Cream
Butter Style Yellow Cake Mix

Directions

Prepare blueberries by washing in a strainer and removing any undesirables and stems.

Prepare Strawberries by washing, hulling, and cutting them in half.

Cook Butter Style Yellow Cake Mix as directed using a rectangular bake pan.

After your cake has cooled remove it from pan and place on a serving platter.

Cover the entire cake (all sides except the bottom) with whipped cream or topping.

Carefully arrange your blueberries in the top left hand corner using as many blueberries as you possibly can fit there.

Carefully arrange strawberry halves in lines starting at the top of your cake, extending out from the blueberry square. Make sure all of you strawberries are lined up evenly, and facing in the same direction, tops facing the blueberries.

Again, don't scrimp. Use as many as you can fit in a row.

Continue to make lines of strawberries down the cake. Don't worry about leaving a lot of white cream showing, you want more berries. Trust me, the cake will still resemble an American Flag and will taste much better with more berries!

To finish your cake decorating, use the remaining blueberries to form a border at the very bottom of your cake, lining the edge of the cake that touches the platter.

Voila!

Note: You can also leave the cake right in your 9x13 pan and only decorate the top as pictured above.

Be sure to keep this cake refrigerated before serving.

American Flag Cake photo appears courtesy of mmatins and CreativeCommons.org

Cool Flag Cake

Be sure your cake has cooled completely, all the way through, before decorating with whipped cream and fruit.

Warm cake will cause the whipped cream to melt.

This 9x13 Pan Has a High Domed Lid

Perfect for storing your Flag Cake

This pan is perfect for storage purposes if you plan to leave the flag cake in the pan.

Nordic Ware Cake Pan with Storage Lid, 9 by 13 Inch

Amazon Price: $15.49 (as of 02/17/2012)

* Commercial-grade aluminum construction
* Commercial quality bakeware
* NSF certified for safety and performance
* Dishwasher safe
* Made in the USA

Or If You Want to Get a Little Fancier...

Waving Flag Cake Pan

* Takes one standard mix
* Quality anodized aluminum construction
* Measures 13 by 9 by 2 inches
* Includes decorating suggestions
* Hand washing recommended

Wilton Stars & Stripes Pan

Amazon Price: $6.70 (as of 02/17/2012)

Personalized 9x13 Pan

That's My Pan

These make the perfect gift!

Here's what the company says about their 9x13 personalized cake pans: "The That's My Pan!® Traditional personalized 9x13"" Aluminum cake pan with lid is a heavy gauge American-made pan and lid. Priced at $29.95, the Traditional has a solid Aluminum lid with our beautiful texturized coating in your choice of Cranberry, Navy Blue, Forest Green, or Black. Once you've chosen your lid color, we have 100 artwork choices you can elect to have put on your lid along with your name - we will also engrave your name into the side of the of the pan. You will never again lose your pan or end up with a mismatched lid & pan after the next party or potluck! Made in the USA."

That's My Pan!® 9x13" Personalized Cake Pan with Lid

Amazon Price: (as of 02/17/2012)

No Bake Flag Cake

For a tasty alternative to baking, simply line a 9x13 inch cake pan with slices of pre-made store bought pound cake or Angel Food cake and then decorate as described above.

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Flag Cakes Of All Nations

Not Just for the 4th of July Cake

Of course you can replace any of the fruit and even use food coloring to change the look of the whipped cream to make a Flag Cake for any Nation's flag!

Canadian Flag Cake photo appears courtesy of Yogiand CreativeCommons.org.

Other Creative Examples of Flag Cakes

Not-Only-Amercian Flag Cakes

Grandpa's Italian Flag Cake by @joefoodie

Tara's famous Canada Flag Cake by gthills

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Red, White, Blue and GREEN

Stop wasting money on disposable Patriotic decor. Reuseable Patriotic platters and serving dishes look great on the table next to your flag cake. They never go out of style and they can be used for many different occasions making them a smart entertainment investment.

Patriotic Flag Platter

Grand Old Flag Serving Tray

Amazon Price: (as of 02/17/2012)

* Casual Melamine Serving Tray
* Hand Wash and Dry
* Cutout Handle
* 12 x 17 "

Red, White, and Blue

Patriotic and Pretty Chip and Dip Server

Patriotic Chip and Dip Platter

Amazon Price: (as of 02/17/2012)

1-1/2 in. x 15 in. dia
Spice up your patriotic celebrations with this chip and dip bowl. This attractive bowl will please every eye with its bold stripe design.

Personalized Patriotic Platter

Patriotic Personalized BBQ Platter

Amazon Price: (as of 02/17/2012)

Celebrate the All American BBQ! President Bush & our former First Lady own this unique & personalized piece. It makes a beautiful patriotic statement on any backyard barbecue table. At nearly 17" X 13", you won't believe its HUGE capacity. It is wide enough to accommodate a 6 full racks of juicy baby backs. It's deep enough to keep those savory juices from spilling. Dad won't believe it when he sees his name personalized on our Rocksolid Stoneware

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bloomingrose Jan 25, 2012 @ 1:15 pm | delete

I want to do this - but because I am obsessive-compulsive when it comes to baking cakes I will use a recipe not a boxed mix.

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LikinTrikin Jul 7, 2011 @ 7:01 am | delete

Definitely gotta try this recipe. It looks YUMMY!!!!

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VickiSims Jul 6, 2011 @ 9:34 pm | delete

What a great flag cake idea - my mouth is watering!

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jseven Jul 4, 2011 @ 11:48 pm | delete

What a yummy lens!

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nancycarol Jul 1, 2011 @ 1:24 pm | delete

Great decorating ideas for patriotic cakes. I also especially like the idea of not using paper plates and platters. Thanks for sharing this lens.

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fourthofjuly Jun 2, 2011 @ 9:37 am | delete

These cakes look great!

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DessertLover Jun 27, 2010 @ 10:58 am | delete

How appropriate with the 4th next weekend. You can use this same pattern to create dessert pizza using sugar cookie dough as the base. I lensrolled this yummy recipe to my Fourth of July Dessert Recipes lens.

P.S. Thanks for the sprinkling of angel dust on my peppermint recipe lens too!

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bechand May 31, 2010 @ 1:01 am | delete

That's exactly the cake I make, but I make it a jello cake.

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janices7 Jul 8, 2009 @ 2:11 pm | delete

What a great idea for the 4th! Wish I would have found this before all the parties we went to on the fourth. We ended up making a red, white and blue trifle with pound cake, white chocolate pudding, strawberries and blueberries. It was good, but trifles are always a bit of a pain to put together. The cake looks much easier and just as tasty. 5*

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shajo Jul 7, 2009 @ 5:46 pm | delete

Looks great bet it tastes even better!

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WriteResearch Jul 4, 2009 @ 1:33 pm | delete

That's one terrific cake! Makes me hungry just to look at the pic! Nice Lens, too.

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GrowWear May 30, 2009 @ 1:33 am | delete

LOVE cake. LOVE berries. WANT cake. :D

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a_willow May 29, 2009 @ 4:16 am | delete

Mmmm... strawberries! OK. Now I'm off to grab some! :)

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annetteghallowell May 28, 2009 @ 2:40 pm | delete

This recipe almost makes me want to bake! I have added it to the links of holiday lenses at http://www.squidoo.com/365holidays 5* and Yum!