Description
A stunning and delicious vanilla sheet cake decorated to look like the American flag using fresh strawberries and blueberries.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 1/2 cups cake flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 pint fresh strawberries
- 1 pint fresh blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 9×13 baking pan.
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add eggs one by one, beating well.
- Fold in sifted flour, baking powder, and baking soda alternating with buttermilk.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool completely in the pan.
- Whip heavy cream and powdered sugar until stiff peaks form.
- Spread frosting evenly over the cake.
- Arrange sliced strawberries in rows for red stripes.
- Fill the top left corner with blueberries for the blue field.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American