There’s no baking needed, because you use slices of store-bought pound cake, along with whipped topping (or whipped cream, if you prefer), and lots of delicious bright and colorful strawberries and blueberries.
Flag cakes, or Stars & Stripes cakes, are easy to put together, fun to eat, and make for great photos. Here are two retro recipes for these cakes — really how-to guides — from the 1990s!
Flag cakes: They’ll all want seconds on the Fourth!
They’ll all want seconds on the Fourth of July when you serve this festive and patriotic flag-design Stars & Stripes dessert! It’s also perfect for the Memorial Day and Labor Day holidays.
ALSO TRY THIS: Cool ‘n’ easy 4th of July pie, no-bake blueberry pie & blueberry fluff (1999)
Stars & stripes dessert recipe, with pound cake, berries & whipped topping
Flag cake with berry stars & stripes
Red, white and blue flag cakes are always fun to have for patriotic holidays, and this stars and stripes dessert - covered with bright berries - has one of the simplest recipes around!
Ingredients
- 2 pints strawberries
- 12 ounce pound cake loaf, cut into 8-12 slices
- 1-1/3 cups blueberries
- 12 ounces whipped topping, thawed
Instructions
- Slice 1 cup of strawberries: halve remaining strawberries. Set aside.
- Line bottom of 12- x 8-inch glass baking dish with cake slices.
- Top with 1 cup of sliced strawberries, 1 cup blueberries and whipped topping.
- Arrange strawberry halves and remaining blueberries over the whipped topping to create a flag design (as shown).
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 15 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 184Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 92mgCarbohydrates: 25gFiber: 2gSugar: 18gProtein: 2g
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