Description
This elegant Flag Cake elevates a holiday classic with a refined buttermilk yellow sponge and a silky cream cheese frosting. Decorated with precisely arranged fresh blueberries and raspberries, it serves as a stunning and delicious centerpiece for any summer celebration.
Ingredients
- Unsalted butter, softened
- Granulated sugar
- Large eggs, room temperature
- Vanilla extract
- Buttermilk
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Full-fat block cream cheese
- Confectioners’ sugar
- Fresh blueberries
- Fresh raspberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and thoroughly butter and flour a 9×13-inch metal pan.
- In a stand mixer, beat the softened butter and sugar on medium speed until the mixture is pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
- Add vanilla extract, then beat in eggs one at a time, allowing each to fully incorporate before adding the next.
- Reduce mixer speed to low and add one-third of the flour mixture (flour, salt, baking soda), followed by half of the buttermilk; repeat, finishing with the final portion of flour.
- Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to cool completely on a wire rack before frosting.
- Beat cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and salt until light, then gradually add confectioners’ sugar on low speed before whipping on medium-high until fluffy.
- Spread the frosting smoothly over the cooled cake, reserving one tablespoon of frosting for the star details.
- Outline a rectangle in the upper left with blueberries, then create stripes using rows of plain raspberries and sugar-rolled raspberries for the red and white pattern.
Notes
To achieve the most vibrant flag design, pat your berries completely dry with a paper towel after washing to prevent juice from bleeding into the white frosting. If you are serving this in a warm environment, chill the cake for 30 minutes after frosting but before decorating to provide a firmer base for the fruit.
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 35 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American