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American Flag Sponge Cake

Name: American Flag Sponge Cake
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 15
Ingredients: 2 1/4 sticks Unsalted butter; 3 cups Sugar; 6 Eggs; 1 cup Sour cream; 1 1/2 tsp. Vanilla Extract; 3 cups All-Purpose flour; 1/3 cup Cornstarch; 1 tsp. Salt; 1 tsp. Baking soda; 1 1/2 Ibs. Cream cheese; 4 sticks Unsalted butter; 1 Ib. Powdered sugar; 1 1/2 tsp. Vanilla Extract; 1 pint Blueberries; 2 1/2 pints Raspberries

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It’s America’s birthday and what better way to celebrate the nation than with mouthwatering desserts. Here is a recipe that can help you celebrate the holiday in style. Easy to make, easy on the eyes, and easy on the tongue.

Prep Time 40 minutes

Serves: 15

Difficulty Level: Medium

Ingredients for flag cake:

Unsalted butter - 2 1/4 sticks

Sugar - 3 cups

Eggs - 6

Sour cream - 1 cup

Vanilla Extract - 1 1/2 tsp.

All-Purpose flour - 3 cups

Cornstarch - 1/3 cup

Salt - 1 tsp.

Baking soda - 1 tsp.

Ingredients for cake frosting:

Cream cheese - 1 1/2 Ibs. (room temp.)

Unsalted butter - 4 sticks

Powdered sugar - 1 Ib.

Vanilla Extract - 1 1/2 tsp.

Blueberries - 1 pint

Raspberries - 2 1/2 pints

Method of preparing the flag cake:

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
In a mixing bowl, mix the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add 2 eggs at a time, mixing after each one. Add the sour cream and vanilla.
In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, cornstarch, salt and baking soda. Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter/sugar mixture. Keep adding the flour mixture and mix until it’s combined.
Grease and flour a 17 x 12 1/2-inch sheet cake pan. Pour the thick cake batter into the pan, using a spatula to evenly spread the cake batter over the pan.
Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Method of preparing the cake frosting:

In a mixing bowl, add the cream cheese and butter. Whip to combine. Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Mix until thoroughly combined.
Put about half the frosting on the cake, marking off an area for the stars with a toothpick.
Prepare a pastry bag with a large star tip and fill this with two-thirds of the icing. I recommend folding down the corners so the icing doesn’t burst out.
Squeeze two lines of frosting at the bottom of the cake. Make two rows of raspberries, then add another two lines of frosting. Repeat. These are the red and white lines of the flag.
Fill the square in the corner with blueberries. For added pizzazz use the star tip to squeeze little dollops of frosting in between the blueberries. These are the stars!