Best Patriotic Cake Recipes

PATRIOTIC DUMP CAKE

Steps:

• In a 9x12" greased pan, layer the ingredients in the order listed.
• Bake at 325F for 45 minutes.

BEA'S PATRIOTIC POKE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottom only of 9x13 baking pan.
• 2. Cake: In a mixing bowl, add cake mix, 1 1/4 cups water, oil and egg whites and mix until combined. Beat for 2 minutes with an electric mixer. Be sure to scrape down the sides of bowl half way through.
• 3. Pour into prepared pan and bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes or or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely for about an hour.
• 4. After the cake has cooled for an hour stir gelatin with the one cup of boiling water until disolved then add the 1/2 cup of cold water & mix well. Poke several holes in the cake with a skewer, chop sticks, fork or ice pick. If using an ice pick, be careful not to puncture the bottom of your pan. Pour the gelatin mixture over the cake. Cover and refrigerate for two hours.
• 5. During the last hour while the cake is refrigerated, wash the blueberries and drain between paper towels. Also, wash, remove stems and slice each strawberry in half. Again, drain between paper towels. This will prevent the berries from staining the white frosting.
• 6. To Assemble: Remove cake from fridge and spread on the cool whip (or homemade whipped cream) to cover entire cake. Pat berries as dry as you can with a paper towel. Place the blueberries in a rectangle in the upper left hand corner and then place the halved strawberries (cut side down) to symbolize stripes on the USA flag. KEEP REFRIGERATED.
• 7. *Homemade Whipped Topping*: Chill mixing bowl and beaters for at least an hour or put in freezer for 30 minutes. Beat heavy cream until it keeps it's shape on the beaters. Add in the vanilla and beat a few seconds more. Fold in the powdered sugar.
• 8. Tip: Make sure you have extra blueberries so that you can add some to each slice when you plate it up. If you don't like using boxed cake mix you can always use this homemade white cake recipe: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/cake/beas-homemade-white-cake.html?p=1&page=7#comments

PATRIOTIC POPCORN CAKE

Steps:

• In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the marshmallows, caramels and butter. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 3 minutes or until melted, stirring occasionally. Place the popcorn in a large bowl; pour caramel mixture over popcorn and mix well., Stir in peanuts and M&M's. Press into a well-greased 10-in. tube pan. Cool until firm. Remove from pan; cut with a serrated knife.

PATRIOTIC POKE CAKE

Steps:

• Place cakes, top sides up, in clean 9-inch round pans; pierce with large fork at 1/2-inch intervals.
• Add 1 cup boiling water to each flavor dry gelatin mix in separate small bowls; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Pour red gelatin over 1 cake, then pour blue gelatin over remaining cake. Refrigerate 3 hours.
• Dip bottoms of cake pans in warm water 10 sec.; unmold cakes. Fill and frost cake layers with COOL WHIP. Refrigerate 1 hour.

PATRIOTIC QUILT 'CAKE'

Steps:

• Stir boiling water into gelatin mixes in large bowl 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add enough ice to cold water to measure 2 cups. Add to gelatin; stir until ice is completely melted. Refrigerate 20 min. or until gelatin is slightly thickened.
• Meanwhile, line bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish with cake slices. Add 1 cup of the strawberries and 1 cup of the blueberries to thickened gelatin; stir gently. Spoon over cake slices. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.
• Whisk Neufchatel and sugar in large bowl until blended; stir in 2-1/2 cups COOL WHIP. Spread over gelatin. Arrange remaining strawberries and remaining 1/2 cup blueberries on Neufchatel mixture to resemble the squares of a quilt. Pipe remaining whipped topping around squares.

PATRIOTIC CONFETTI POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325ºF.
• Combine flour and baking soda. Beat butter and granulated sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream, mixing well after each addition. Blend in 2 Tbsp. vanilla. Stir in sprinkles.
• Pour into greased and floured 10-inch tube pan or 12-cup fluted tube pan.
• Bake 1 hour 20 min. or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 10 min. Loosen cake from sides of pan with knife. Invert onto wire rack; gently remove pan. Cool cake completely.
• Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar and remaining vanilla with mixer until blended. Add milk; mix well. Drizzle over cake. Top with berries.

PATRIOTIC CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare and bake cake according to package directions, using two greased 9-in. round baking pans. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks., For frosting, in a large bowl, cream the shortening and sugar, until light and fluffy. Beat in the water, salt and vanilla until smooth. Place one cake on a serving plate; spread with 2/3 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake. , In a small bowl, combine 2/3 cup frosting and blue food coloring. In another bowl, combine 1-1/2 cups frosting and red food coloring. Fill pastry or plastic bag with 1/4 cup white frosting; cut a small hole in the corner of the bag and set aside., Frost cake top and sides with remaining white frosting. With blue frosting, frost a 3-in. section in the upper left corner of the cake. Pipe white stars over blue frosting. Fill another pastry or plastic bag with red frosting; cut a large hole in the corner of the bag. Pipe stripes across top of cake.

PATRIOTIC QUILT 'CAKE'

Steps:

• Stir boiling water into gelatin mixes in large bowl 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add enough ice to cold water to measure 2 cups. Add to gelatin; stir until ice is completely melted. Refrigerate 20 min. or until gelatin is slightly thickened.
• Meanwhile, line bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish with cake slices. Add 1 cup of the strawberries and 1 cup of the blueberries to thickened gelatin; stir gently. Spoon over cake slices. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.
• Whisk Neufchatel and sugar in large bowl until blended; stir in 2-1/2 cups COOL WHIP. Spread over gelatin. Arrange remaining strawberries and remaining 1/2 cup blueberries on Neufchatel mixture to resemble the squares of a quilt. Pipe remaining whipped topping around squares.

PATRIOTIC CONFETTI POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325ºF.
• Combine flour and baking soda. Beat butter and granulated sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream, mixing well after each addition. Blend in 2 Tbsp. vanilla. Stir in sprinkles.
• Pour into greased and floured 10-inch tube pan or 12-cup fluted tube pan.
• Bake 1 hour 20 min. or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 10 min. Loosen cake from sides of pan with knife. Invert onto wire rack; gently remove pan. Cool cake completely.
• Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar and remaining vanilla with mixer until blended. Add milk; mix well. Drizzle over cake. Top with berries.

PATRIOTIC DUMP CAKE

Steps:

• In a 9x12" greased pan, layer the ingredients in the order listed. Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes.

PATRIOTIC QUILT "CAKE"

Steps:

• STIR boiling water into dry gelatin mixes in large bowl at least 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add enough ice to cold water to measure 2 cups. Add to gelatin; stir until ice is completely melted. Refrigerate 20 min. or until gelatin is slightly thickened (consistency of unbeaten egg whites).
• MEANWHILE, line bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish with cake slices. Add 1 cup of the strawberries and 1 cup of the blueberries to thickened gelatin; stir gently. Spoon over cake slices. Refrigerate 4 hours or until set.
• BEAT Neufchatel and sugar in large bowl with wire whisk or electric mixer until well blended; stir in 2-1/2 cups of the whipped topping. Spread over gelatin. Arrange remaining strawberries and remaining 1/2 cup blueberries on Neufchatel mixture to resemble the squares of a quilt. Pipe remaining whipped topping around squares. Store in refrigerator.

PATRIOTIC POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Gather all ingredients (see image #1), then cream the butter with an electric mixer at a medium speed. Gradually add in sugar (see image #2).
• Mix in the eggs one at a time.
• On a low speed, alternate adding flour and milk to the mixture, beginning and ending with portions of flour.
• Mix in vanilla extract until incorporated.
• Pour the batter into a greased and floured bundt pan or two loaf pans.
• Bake at 300º for 1 hour and 40 minutes.
• Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then remove from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
• Serve slices topped with berries (see image #3), or cut the cake into 1" pieces to layer as a large or small trifle (see image #4).