Independence Day Recipes

Independence Cake

This patriotic red, white and blue Independence Cake is perfect for Memorial Day, Independence Day, or any time of the year.

Independence Cake

Prep: 20 min | Bake: 55 min | Yield: 12 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup instant mashed potato flakes
  • 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 2/3 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
  • 4 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 2 cups (12 ounce package) Nestlé Toll House® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Morsels
  • 1 (8 ounce) frozen lite whipped topping, thawed
  • 2 cups sliced strawberries
  • 1/2 cup blueberries

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan; line with wax paper.
  2. Heat water to boiling in small saucepan; remove from heat. Stir in potato flakes until moistened.
  3. Cool to room temperature.
  4. Combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in medium bowl.
  5. Beat sugar and butter until crumbly. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition; beat in potatoes.
  6. Gradually beat in flour mixture alternately with milk. Stir in morsels. Spoon into prepared baking pan.
  7. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  8. Cool in pan for 15 minutes. Invert onto wire rack; remove wax paper. Cool completely.
  9. Transfer to serving platter.
  10. Frost sides and top of cake with whipped topping.
  11. Just prior to serving, arrange strawberry slices and blueberries on top of cake to represent the American Flag.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Nestlé®



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