Fourth of July Cake

 by ExpatCucina
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You guys are going to love this cake. I made it for the July 4th party and everybody loved it!
I think this cake rocks!

Ingredients:

(For the cake)

* 1 1/4 stick unsalted butter
* 1 1/2 cup sugar
* 3 eggs
* 1/2 cup sour cream
* 1 tsb vanilla extract
* 1 1/2 cups flour
* 2 tbps corn starch
* 1 tbsp baking powder

(for the frosting)

* 250 g cream cheese
* 1 1/2 stick unsalted butter
* 2 cups powdered sugar
* 1 tsp vanilla extract

(to decorate)

Raspberry and Blueberry
 
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Step 1: Step 1: make the cake

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In you electric mixer mix together butter and sugar till soft and fluffy

Add 3 eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition

Dump into the bowl the sour cream and combine

Prepare in a separate bowl flour, corn starch, baking powder and vanilla extract and slowly add it into the mixing bowl.

MIx just a until well combined. Do not overmixed!

With PAM oil spray a large cake pan.

Pour in the mixture and spread it evenly.

Bake for about 25 min at 180 C
lilmisssamari says: Jul 7, 2010. 7:09 PM
Everything is delicious with cream cheese frosting!
lilmisssamari says: Jul 7, 2010. 6:25 PM
This strikes an uncanny resemblance to Ina Garten's 4th of July Cake: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/flag-cake-recipe/index.html
ExpatCucina (author) in reply to lilmisssamariJul 7, 2010. 6:59 PM
I got mine from Ree Drummond but yeah, yours seems the same recipe.
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