Flag Cake (1976)
Directions
- 1Cream two sticks of butter with 1 and 3/4 cups of sugar.
- 2Add three egg yolks plus two more egg yolks.
- 3Add 2 tsp of milk.
- 4Combine 2 and 3/4 cups of flour, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp soda for the dry ingredients.
- 5Grease the sides of a 13 by 9 pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
- 6Fold in the dry ingredients alternately with a cup of buttermilk into the wet mixture.
- 7Shove the batter into the prepared pan.
- 8Bake at 3500F for about 35 minutes, checking for doneness with a toothpick.
- 9Let the cake cool for a bit and then chill it in the fridge.
- 10For the frosting, mix 3/4 of a cup of butter and 3/4 cups of shortening (Crisco).
- 11Gradually mix in six cups of powdered sugar, a spoonful at a time.
- 12Thin the frosting with milk if needed.
- 13Decorate the cake with blueberries for the blue section of the flag.
- 14Decorate the cake with raspberries for the red stripes of the flag.
Ingredients
- 2 sticks butter
- 1.75 cups sugar
- 5 egg yolks
- 2 tsp milk
- 2.75 cups flour
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp soda
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 0.75 cup butter
- 0.75 cups shortening (Crisco)
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- milk
- blueberries
- 2 raspberries
Equipment
13x9 pantoothpick
Tips
- Cream butter and sugar thoroughly for a good cake.
- Use a toothpick to check if the cake is done.
- Thin frosting with milk if needed.
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