Printable Recipe: White Sheet Cake for an American Flag Cake Recipe

White Sheet Cake for an American Flag Cake Recipe

Of course, learning how to make a flag cake starts with... a cake! The flag is all in the decorating. Here is a simple (and always successful) recipe for a white sheet cake that works great for 4th of July flag cake recipes. But you can use whatever kind of cake you want! Have fun with it.

And if you're short on time, there's no shame in skipping the hard stuff and making a cake mix. Who will know?

The vanilla butter cream frosting recipe for the flag cake will follow, along with directions for decorating your 4th of July flag cake recipe.

Ingredients:
3 lg. eggs, at room temperature
1/2 C. unsalted butter, softened
1 C. granulated sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
2 C. cake flour, sifted
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 C. milk

Instructions: 1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 9x13" baking pan. If you plan to serve your American flag cake recipe in the pan, just greasing it is fine. If you'd like to remove the cake for a prettier presentation, lightly flour the pan, as well.

2. In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

3. In another large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about three minutes.

4. One at a time, add the eggs to the butter mixture, beating on medium-high speed between each addition. Add the vanilla. Beat about 3 minutes, until well mixed.

5. Stir in a third of the flour mixture, followed by a third of the milk. Repeat twice more until all flour and milk have been incorporated. Mix your batter just til combined.

6. Pour into your pan, and bake until a tester comes out clean, about 20 minutes.

7. Cool completely on a wire rack.