COLOR. Divide the batter into 3 bowls and add red food coloring to one and blue to another, keeping a third white. Pour into three prepared cake pans. 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 Is your freezer full?Instead of setting the crumb coat in the freezer, put the cake in the fridge for 40 minutes instead.

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. Birthday Candles. For a festive touch, decorate your cake with some tall red white and blue birthday candles. I love Meri Meri candles, and I used some candles from this blue and green candle mix, as well as some shorter red candles I had on hand.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: For every 1 cup of buttermilk, combine 1 cup milk with 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar. For this recipe, you would need 3/4 cup milk and 3/4 tablespoon (eyeball it) of lemon juice or white vinegar. DRY INGREDIENTS. In a medium bowl, whisk together the cake flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda, and set aside.

Smaller Size. Not everyone has a huge get together for the 4th of July weekend. So if you have a small family, this two layer, 6-inch red white and blue cake is the perfect size for 8 servings. However, you can still make the full-sized cake recipe for an 8-inch cake that serves 16 people. 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. Crumb coating. For a smoother look, add a light layer of frosting (known as a crumb coat) around the top and sides of the cake (after assembling), then refrigerate for 20-30 minutes.

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Gel Food Coloring. For the red cake, I used “super red”, and for the blue cake, I used “royal blue” and “navy blue”, using the Americolor brand of gel food coloring. You can use less or more of the food coloring, depending on how pale or vivid you want the color of the cake to be. Regular buttermilk is always my first choice and I love Guernsey brand (not sponsored!). Not only because Guernsey is a local Michigan brand but also because of their high standards and quality products. With that said, with most recipes calling for buttermilk, low-fat and regular buttermilk can be used interchangeably. And if ever in a pinch you can mix milk with lemon juice or white vinegar, let it sit for 5 minutes and you will get a tangy mixture quite similar to buttermilk. How To Make A Buttermilk Substitute: Spread the cake batter out evenly before slipping the whole thing into your preheated 350° oven for 30 to 35 minutes (20 to 25 minutes for for two 9-inch pans or 17 to 20 minutes cupcakes) or until a tester comes out with only a few crumbs attached. In my oven it’s about 33 minutes. 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. 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.

Separate out 1 ¼ cups of frosting for the decorative board, divide it into thirds. Leave one undyed, and dye one of them red and one of them blue using the gel colors until the desired color is reached. Homemade Red White and Blue Funfetti Cake is patriotic and festive! A extremely moist buttermilk sprinkle cake topped with homemade vanilla buttercream. This recipe will yield either one 2-layer cake, one 13×9 cake or 24 cupcakes.Step 4 – Add Food Coloring –Leave one medium bowl white. Add the red gel food coloring to one bowl until it is the vibrant red you want. To simplify the decoration for this cake, skip the blue frosting. Instead, just add extra sprinkles to the top edge of the cake! Recipe Tips