Patriotic Confetti Pound Cake Recipes

PATRIOTIC CONFETTI POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325ºF.
• Combine flour and baking soda. Beat butter and granulated sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream, mixing well after each addition. Blend in 2 Tbsp. vanilla. Stir in sprinkles.
• Pour into greased and floured 10-inch tube pan or 12-cup fluted tube pan.
• Bake 1 hour 20 min. or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 10 min. Loosen cake from sides of pan with knife. Invert onto wire rack; gently remove pan. Cool cake completely.
• Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar and remaining vanilla with mixer until blended. Add milk; mix well. Drizzle over cake. Top with berries.

PATRIOTIC POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Slice your pound cake evenly in half.
• Spread around a half inch layer of cool whip on one half of the pound cake.
• Cut strawberries into thin slices.
• Layer the sliced strawberries on top of the cool whip layer on the pound cake.
• Spread another half inch layer of cool whip on top of the strawberries.
• Put the second half of the pound cake on top of the cool whip and strawberry layers, and add another half inch layer of cool whip.
• Decorate your pound cake with blueberries and strawberries to make an American flag, or any other patriotic design. Let the cake chill for an hour or two afterwards, and then enjoy!

FLUFFY CONFETTI BIRTHDAY CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter the bottoms and sides of two 9-inch round cake pans; dust with flour, then tap out the excess.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
• Beat the butter, granulated sugar and oil in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light in color and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, then beat in the vanilla until combined.
• Alternate folding the flour mixture and milk into the batter with a spatula, adding the flour in 3 additions and the milk in 2, starting and ending with the flour, until just smooth. Add the sprinkles and fold 3 or 4 times until just blended to prevent the colors from bleeding too much. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
• Bake the cakes on the same oven rack, rotating the pans about halfway if they seem to be browning unevenly, until golden on top and the centers spring back to the touch, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool in the pans about 10 minutes, then turn out onto cooling racks and let cool completely.
• For the frosting: While the cakes cool, beat the butter and salt in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar. Once it's all been added, increase the speed to medium-high, and beat until white and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla until blended. Add 2 tablespoons of the milk, and beat to incorporate. Beat in the remaining milk, 1 tablespoon at a time (the frosting will be spreadable but not runny).
• To assemble: Place 1 cake layer right-side up on a cake plate or stand, and spread with 1 cup of the frosting. Top with the second cake layer. Frost the top and sides of the cake with the remaining frosting. Decorate the top with additional sprinkles.
• The cake layers can be made a day ahead; wrap the cooled layers in plastic and aluminum foil and store at room temperature overnight. You can also assemble and frost the cake the day before serving; let it stand at room temperature overnight, covered by a large bowl or cake dome (if your kitchen is very hot, chill the cake and let it stand at room temperature for at least 1 hour before serving).

CONFETTI CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottoms and sides of two 8-inch round cake pans with shortening or cooking spray. Make cake batter as directed on box. Pour into pans.
• Bake as directed on box for 8-inch rounds. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• On serving plate, place 1 cake, rounded side down. Spread with frosting. Top with second cake, rounded side up. Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting. Arrange sprinkles over top of cake. Place candle in top center of cake.

PATRIOTIC CONFETTI POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325ºF.
• Combine flour and baking soda. Beat butter and granulated sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream, mixing well after each addition. Blend in 2 Tbsp. vanilla. Stir in sprinkles.
• Pour into greased and floured 10-inch tube pan or 12-cup fluted tube pan.
• Bake 1 hour 20 min. or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 10 min. Loosen cake from sides of pan with knife. Invert onto wire rack; gently remove pan. Cool cake completely.
• Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar and remaining vanilla with mixer until blended. Add milk; mix well. Drizzle over cake. Top with berries.