Patriotic Layer Cake

Cooking for Kids

For the Fourth of July I lucked out and found Red Velvet Cake Mix and Blue Velvet Cake Mix which are a limited edition mixes to make a patriotic layer cake for Independence Day. You can also use Duncan Hines Classic White Cake Mix and red and blue food coloring. I used the blue and red velvet cake mixes so this cake is double the size of a regular cake. I doubled a typical cake buttercream frosting recipe. Just cut the frosting recipe in half if you are making a regular sized cake.

You Will Need:

Blue Velvet Cake Mix , Red Velvet Cake, or White Cake Mix
Red and Blue Food Coloring (if using white cake mix)
6 Cups Confectioners Sugar
2 Cups Butter
2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
4 Tablespoons Whipping Cream
Star Sprinkles or Patriotic Sprinkles

What to Do:

1. Follow the directions on the red and blue cakes mixes and allow cakes to rest.

2. Make frosting by whisking the butter and sugar in a standing mixer fitted with a whisk. Mix on low speed until well blended and then increase speed to medium and beat for another 3 minutes. Add vanilla and cream and continue to beat on medium speed for 1 minute more, adding more cream if needed for spreading consistency.

3. Use a serrated knife to level each of the four cakes.

4. Put a red cake on a cake plate and frost as the first layer of entire cake. Place a blue cake on top of the red cake later and frost. Then put the other red cake on top of the first two layers to make a third layer of cake and frost. Repeat with the last blue cake as the top layer of cake. Frost entire cake.

5. Decorate the entire frosted cake with sprinkles.

6. Store in fridge until ready to serve.

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