Giant Flag Cake | Connecticut Public

Giant Flag Cake | Connecticut Public

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Every year on July Fourth, my sister Emily decorates a giant vanilla cake to look like the American flag—colorful and festive, it’s always a big hit and feeds everyone at the BBQ. Emily usually...

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Ingredients

  • Nonstick cooking spray
  • 6 large eggs, (at room temperature)
  • 2-1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, (melted and cooled)
  • 1 cup canola oil
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 cups heavy cream, (cold)
  • 1 cup plain full-fat Greek yogurt
  • 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 pint fresh blueberries
  • 1 pint fresh strawberries, (hulled and sliced 1/4 inch thick)
  • 1 pint fresh raspberries

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