Description
A festive Red, White, and Blue layered cake perfect for celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ white cake mix
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- Red and blue food color
- 1 container Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans.
- In a large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil, and eggs with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, then on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping the bowl occasionally.
- Divide batter evenly into two bowls. Add red food color to one bowl and blue food color to the other, mixing until the desired color is reached.
- Pour the red batter into one prepared pan and the blue batter into the other.
- Bake according to package directions for 8-inch rounds (usually 29-33 minutes) or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool cakes in pans for 10 minutes, then remove from pans to cooling racks and cool completely.
- Place one cooled cake layer on a serving plate. Spread about half of the vanilla frosting over the top.
- Place the second cake layer on top of the first. Frost the top and sides of the cake with the remaining frosting.
- Decorate as desired, perhaps with fresh berries or sprinkles.
Notes
- Ensure cakes are completely cooled before frosting to prevent the frosting from melting.
- For a taller cake, you can bake three thinner layers by dividing the batter into three portions and baking in smaller pans or for less time.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 40g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 40mg