Red, White, and Blue Cake

Name: Red, White, and Blue Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: Makes 1 (8-inch) cake
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1 ½ cups sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 cup buttermilk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 (1-ounce) bottle red food coloring; 1 teaspoon vinegar; 2 ½ cups cake flour or all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon cocoa powder; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 3 cups heavy whipping cream; 1 cup powdered sugar; 3 pints fresh strawberries, halved; 2 cups fresh blueberries

4 Ratings
2 Reviews

Fresh fruit hits the dessert table in this delicious, colorful, and patriotic cake. It's beautiful on display and delicious after a hearty dinner.

By Julia Rutland

Recipe by Coastal Living July 2011

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Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Lydia DeGaris-Pursell

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prep:

15 mins

cook:

30 mins

cool:

30 mins

total:

75 mins

Yield:

Makes 1 (8-inch) cake

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°. Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl; beat in eggs. Stir in buttermilk and next 3 ingredients.

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Step 2
Combine flour and next 3 ingredients in a medium bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture, stirring until well blended. Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 8-inch round cake pans.
Step 3
Bake 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pans, and cool completely on a wire rack. Cut each cake layer in half horizontally to make 4 layers.
Step 4
Beat whipping cream and powdered sugar until soft peaks form. Spread one-fourth whipped cream mixture over 1 cake layer; top evenly with one-fourth berries. Repeat with remaining cake layers, whipping cream mixture, and berries.

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Alayne

09/02/2018

I should have left a review for this awhile ago ... I make it every year for the 4th of July, and friends/family now request it at almost BBQ get together we have. It's really light and delicious! I use a .3 oz bottle of food coloring (don't want to get too crazy with that stuff), and a little more cocoa, maybe 2-3 tbsp. It comes out fantastic EVERY time!

bakergirlmd

05/24/2012

LHunter1955

07/04/2011

delawaredeb

07/03/2011

I followed this recipe although I have a red velvet cake recipe I use regularly. While this looks nice and is fine, I found the cake to be a bit dry and overall the whole thing was a bit fussy. I generally want a more yummy taste for a special occasion dessert. Probably wouldn't make again. Or would use my moister RVC recipe and finish with this whipped cream and berry combo.

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