Making this impressive and patriotic dessert for your 4th of july festivities isn’t as hard as it looks. This cake is even great for a last minute picnic!
You need 2 white cake mixes, a batch of your favorite white icing (this is my favorite one online–http://www.grouprecipes.com/92114/italian-buttercream-from-the-culinary-institute-of-america.html ), and some red and blue food coloring (I used super red and sky blue Americolor gel paste).
Mix the cake mixes in two separate bowls, mixing the food coloring in at the end until you achieve the color you would like. Bake the cakes according to the box directions in the 8 or 9″ round cake pans. Let cool completely.
Slice the cakes into 2 even layers and stack using the white icing in-between the layers. I like the rustic look of cakes without the outside layer of icing, so I left it off. Since it is such a high cake, if you want to ice the outside you may need to make another batch of icing.
To finish it off for the 4th, cut white fondant (you can buy it at pretty much any crafts store, and even Walmart) with different sized star cutters, and attach using little bits of the white icing. I hope everyone has a happy and safe 4th!
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I love how colorful this cake is!