ALL-AMERICAN FLAG CAKE

All-American Flag Cake image

Great for Memorial Day or the 4th of July!

Provided by Bernice Dray

Categories Desserts Cakes Cake Mix Cake Recipes Yellow Cake

Time 3h35m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
1 cup water
⅓ cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 (3 ounce) package strawberry-flavored Jell-O® mix
½ cup boiling water
1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
1 ½ cups milk
1 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed
½ cup fresh blueberries
2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed
½ cup fresh blueberries
1 ½ cups sliced fresh strawberries
½ cup miniature marshmallows

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.
Stir yellow cake mix, 1 cup water, vegetable oil, and eggs in a mixing bowl until moistened; beat with a mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared baking pan.
Bake cake in the preheated oven until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Poke holes about 1 inch apart all over the cake with a fork.
Dissolve strawberry gelatin in boiling water in a bowl and pour gelatin slowly over the cake, letting gelatin seep into holes. Refrigerate cake until gelatin sets, about 1 hour. Transfer cake to a serving platter and cut in half horizontally.
Mix instant vanilla pudding mix with milk in a bowl and whisk until thickened, about 2 minutes; stir in 1/2 cup blueberries. Spread blueberry filling onto bottom of cake and place top of cake over the filling. Spread 2 cups whipped topping smoothly over top and sides of cake and arrange 1/2 cup blueberries in a square in the upper left corner of the cake for stars. Arrange alternating layers of strawberries and miniature marshmallows into horizontal red and white stripes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 408.9 calories, Carbohydrate 58.2 g, Cholesterol 49.8 mg, Fat 17.8 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 5.6 g, SaturatedFat 6.6 g, Sodium 467.9 mg, Sugar 40.1 g