American Flag Birthday Cake
This American Flag Birthday Cake recipe is the easiest way to make a festive-looking dessert. This cake is also perfect for Memorial Day and the 4th of July. It is made with a simple homemade sheet cake, (vegan) whipped cream, and fresh berries. Wow, your friends and family with this party cake!
Servings: 16 servings
Equipment
- mixing bowl, electric mixer (or whisk), 9x13 -inch cake pan (23x33cm), spatula, knife and cutting board to slice strawberries
Ingredients
Sheet Cake
- 185 mililiters plant milk, such as almond or soy (6.2 fl oz)
- 155 mililiters filtered water (5.2 fl oz)
- 1 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoons applesauce
- 75 mililiters vegetable oil (2.5 fl oz)
- 200 grams cane sugar (7 oz)
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 300 grams all-purpose flour* (10.5 oz)
- 1 tablespoons baking powder
- a pinch of salt
Topping
- 450 grams vegan whipped cream, lightly sweetened (15.8 oz)
- 300 grams fresh strawberries (10.5 oz)
- 100 grams fresh blueberries (3.5 oz)
Instructions
Making sheet cake from scratch
- Preheat the oven to 180°C / 355°F and lightly grease, spray or line a 13 by 9-inch cake pan with parchment.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the plant milk and vinegar. Let sit for 1 minute to curdle. Now add the applesauce, oil, sugar, extracts, and water. Whisk to combine. Then add dry ingredients. Mix with an electric mixer (or whisk) until a smooth batter forms. Do not overmix.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean and the cake is just slightly golden on top.
Assembling the cake
- Prepare vegan whipped cream if making at home, and wash berries. Slice strawberries shortly before assembling.
- Once the cake has cooled completely, frost the cake, using as much whipped cream as you desire. Then, carefully place the blueberries and sliced strawberries on the cake, making a flag design. The strawberries will resemble the red stripes, the blueberries will resemble the blue rectangle in the upper left corner of the flag. See the pictures above, or watch the video below.
- Serve immediately and enjoy! Do not keep the cake out in the heat or in the sun for too long. Otherwise, the whipped cream may melt and the berries could spoil. Store any extra cake in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Video
Notes
*Can I make this cake gluten-free? Yes, absolutely! Simply use a 1:1 gluten-free flour such as Bob's Red Mill instead of regular all-purpose.