Searching for the CUTEST Purple, White, and Blue Cake for Independence Day or any patriotic occasion? You discovered it! I used to be squealing with delight reducing into this cake. It turned out much more good than I had hoped! That is nearly probably the most festive 4th of July cake I’ve ever seen.
I used almond extract right here so it tastes like wedding ceremony. When you’d fairly use 1 Tbsp vanilla as a substitute of 1/2 Tbsp almond extract, be my visitor. Some individuals don’t like almond. I occur to adore it. Simply observe that vanilla extract is brown and can tint your cake and frosting barely whereas almond is evident and provides you with that good white layer.
My mother identified that the colours are so vibrant, I wanted to make sure you level out that I at all times use Wilton meals coloring. (This submit is not sponsored by the best way!) Regular grocery retailer meals coloring simply isn’t this opaque. Head to your native craft retailer or seize some Wilton icing shade on Amazon (affiliate hyperlink: right here and right here). It lasts for years within the pantry. Y’all at all times ask me why my Christmas cookies are so vibrant – nicely, that is my secret weapon!
I adorned my cake with patriotic Fancy Sprinkles, berries, and cake sparklers. WHAT screams 4th of July greater than cake sparklers!? You have to be very cautious when shopping for (and utilizing!) cake sparklers. Be certain that they’re meals grade. As for my lovely signal and firework blocks, it’s all handmade by my good friend Anamieke at Enchanted Farmhouse.
Purple, White, and Blue Cake
For the cake:
2 cups granulated sugar
3 1/4 cups flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter, mushy
1 1/4 cups milk, at room temperature
1/2 Tbsp almond extract
4 massive eggs
For the frosting:
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
5 cups powdered sugar, sifted
1 tsp almond extract
2-3 Tbsp milk
Serving ideas: berries, sparklers
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Evenly grease and flour three 8″ spherical cake pans.
- In a big mixing bowl, whisk collectively the sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Add butter to the mixer and beat till it seems to be sandy.
- Mix the milk and almond extract and add to the mixer. Combine on low velocity till integrated. Don’t neglect to scrape the bowl as you go!
- Crack eggs right into a bowl. This manner, you gained’t unintentionally get egg shells in your cake batter. With the mixer working on low, add eggs one by one. Be certain that every is integrated earlier than including the subsequent.
- Reserve 4 cups of batter into two small bowls (two cups per bowl) and tint reserved batter desired shade of pink and blue.
- Pour pink, white, and blue batter into the three cake pans.
- Bake for 20-22 minutes or till a toothpick inserted within the middle of the cake comes out clear. Do NOT overbake. Set the time for earlier and verify the cake each couple of minutes till the toothpick is clear.
- Take away tins from oven and place on racks. Cool ten minutes, take away from pan, and funky utterly.
- When cake has cooled, make the almond frosting in response to the recipe under. Frost and enhance as desired. Serve with contemporary berries.
To make the Almond Frosting:
- Beat butter with electrical mixer till good and fluffy. Beat in two cups of powdered sugar till integrated, then add almond extract.
- Beat in two extra cups of powdered sugar till mixed. Add a tablespoon of milk and last cup of powdered sugar. Beat in one other tablespoon of milk. Add extra powdered sugar or milk as wanted to achieve your required consistency.
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