This will also create a 2-inch band around the perimeter of the cake. Cut that band into 1-inch sections (wedding-size pieces) or 1½ inch sections (party-size pieces). It might look intimidating but trust me, it’s easier than you think. I took my favorite vanilla cake recipe, and simply dyed the cake batter. Then I used my most popular vanilla frosting recipe to decorate it.

This red, white, and blue cake can easily store at room temperature. Make sure to cover with a cake dome or plastic wrap. This cake will last about 5 days. This is IT! I used my homemade funfetti cake mix, swapped out the colorful sprinkles for patriotic ones and subbed in buttermilk for regular milk. That’s it! Now I haven’t had cake in a long time, but everyone here agreed that this cake was incredibly moist and delicious. Once you’ve prepared the cake batter, divide the batter into thirds about 1 2/3 cups per color. Leaving one bowl undyed for the white cake. Flour, Baking Soda, Baking Powder, and Salt: These common pantry ingredients are the dry mix for our scratch cake recipe. Sift them together before adding to the cake batter.Homemade cake flour. Cake flour is finer than all-purpose flour which yields a lighter and more tender crumb. Make your own cake flour: Sugar, Cocoa butter (20% min), Whole milkpowder, Cocoa mass, Emulsifier; soyalecithin,Wheatflour, Wholemealwheatflour, Wheat gluten, Malted wheatflour, Salt, Raising agent; baking soda E500(ii), rice starch, Natural vanilla extract, Colouring; E171, E120, E100, E133, Stabiliser; Arabic gum, E460(i) & E464, Emulsifier; E472a, glazing agent, beeswax, carnuba wax, shellac Note: Use gel food coloring. Using too much liquid food coloring can affect the texture of the cake batter. Alternate adding 2 cups of powdered sugar at a time with the liquid ingredients: vanilla extract & heavy cream. Ensure the powdered sugar is well combined, then and whip for 1-2 minutes before adding more powdered sugar. Repeat until all ingredients are added.

Powdered sugar– It might seem like a lot, but there’s a lot of butter, and you need plenty of butter and sugar to make enough frosting for a 3 layer cake Scratch Vanilla Cake Recipe– It’s easy to make a delicious vanilla cake from scratch as long as you have a good recipe! This sponge cake recipe uses real butter and buttermilk to create a tender, bakery-style cake that everyone loves. It's so easy to make, especially with a cake mix. Even creating the red white and blue parts of the cake is as simple as pouring liquid Jello over the cake. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Prepare three 8-inch round baking pans line the bottom with parchment paper and grease the sides. Prepare with bake even strips if desired. Crumb coat the cake. Use your piping bag to fill in any gaps between your layers. Using an offset spatula or icing smoother, wipe away the excess frosting, leaving you just enough to coat the outside of the cake.

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Combine the dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Alternate adding half the dry ingredients, and half the milk at a time, mixing on low speed until all of the ingredients are well combined, repeat until all ingredients are added. Use a spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl and ensure it’s well mixed.

A fun and easy cake decorating project for a red, white and blue cake. This cute holiday cake features two layers of red and blue vanilla cake, frosted with fluffy white buttercream. Red, white and blue sprinkles and birthday candles are all the decoration it needs. Make this festive and colorful cake for the 4th of July or Memorial Day! Strawberry Shortcake –Make a fun and festive strawberry shortcake with fresh strawberries and a white cake. Fun 4th of July Cake Colors –It’s not hard to make a red, white, and blue cake. Simply use food coloring to turn the cake layers into different colors! Use a cake keeper or cover with a large bowl to keep dust off. Also, be aware of odors in your fridge that could seep into the cake. Fill the layers: Place the blue cake layer on the bottom. Place about 2 cups of frosting in a large piping bag. You can use either a large open round tip, or simply cut off the end of the piping bag. Pipe a layer of frosting on top of the cake, starting at the outside edge and working your way into the middle. Spread evenly with an offset spatula. Next place the white layer, repeat the frosting and then place the red layer on top.

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See the recipe card at the end of the post for the full ingredients list and instructions. Ingredients Cake Baker’s Note: Adding the sprinkles to the buttercream makes the sprinkles look much more subtle. If you like a more bold sprinkle cake, save them to sprinkle on top of the final coat of buttercream.

Readers love my vanilla cake because it’s to throw together and doesn’t require any special ingredients. It’s spongy and moist and very stable for layer cakes. Scroll down to the recipe card for the full ingredient list. You’ll need: Use the images here as a guide for decorating a 4th of July cake, or get creative and add your own frosting designs.

Add the cake mix to a large mixing bowl (or bowl of your stand mixer) and pour in the buttermilk mixture. Sprinkletti is great for kid’s birthdays, bake sales or even for using individual sprinkles as finishing touches for larger decorations you are making. Sprinkles –We love to top with red and blue sprinkles on top of the cake for a fun and festive look. Feel free to use different spinkles. Make Buttercream Frosting: While the cakes are cooling, make the buttercream frosting by creaming the butter with an electric hand mixer on medium speed. Gradually add in the powdered sugar a half cup at a time until all of it is mixed in. Pour in the vanilla extract, salt, and cream, and blend on low speed until completely smooth. Add ¼ of the frosting into a piping bag with a large round tip. I could think of about 6 different desserts I’d love to have at a BBQ, but cake is right up there on top. Imagine the looks on your friend’s faces when you slice into this cake to see three different colored layers of cake with the most beautiful frosting on top.