Red, White, and Blue Cake
By MJH
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (1-ounce) bottle red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 2 1/2 cups cake flour or all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 pints fresh strawberries, halved
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
Details
Servings 1
Adapted from myrecipes.com
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°. Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl; beat in eggs.
Stir in buttermilk and next 3 ingredients.
Combine flour and next 3 ingredients in a medium bowl.
Add flour mixture to butter mixture, stirring until well blended.
Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 8-inch round cake pans.
Bake 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Remove from pans, and cool completely on a wire rack.
Cut each cake layer in half horizontally to make 4 layers.
Beat whipping cream and powdered sugar until soft peaks form.
Spread one-fourth whipped cream mixture over 1 cake layer; top evenly with one-fourth berries.
Repeat with remaining cake layers, whipping cream mixture, and berries.
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