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Fireworks Cake
Make a Fireworks Cake for a patriotic Fourth of July Dessert. Layers of Red Velvet Cake and cream cheese frosting mixed with homemade funfetti cake and vanilla frosting make this the perfect patriotic dessert recipe!
👥 20 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h⏳ Prep: 1h🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Dorothy Kern📖 crazyforcrust
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●measuring cup
- ●pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Make the red velvet cake:
2
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour two 9-inch cake rounds.
3
Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, cocoa, and salt in a large bowl.
baking soda1 teaspoon
4
Whisk buttermilk, oil, vinegar, and vanilla in a large measuring cup and whisk into dry ingredients until combined. Stir in food coloring carefully.
5
Pour batter into one of the prepared pans. Bake for ⏱️ 20-40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting.
6
Make the Funfetti Cake:
7
Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
baking powder1 teaspoon
8
Mix butter and sugar on medium speed in a large bowl using a hand or a stand mixer until smooth. Mix in eggs one at a time, then mix in vanilla.
large eggs2
9
Add the buttermilk alternately with the dry ingredients, mixing between each, starting and ending with the buttermilk, and mixing just until the batter comes together. Stir in sprinkles.
½ cup sprinkles (any colors)Sprinkles (any color, for coating)24 ounces
10
Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for ⏱️ 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with just a few crumbs sticking too it. Cool completely before frosting.
11
Cream Cheese Frosting:
cream cheese8 ounces
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Beat butter and cream cheese with a hand mixer in a large bowl until smooth, then mix in salt.
cream cheese8 ounces
13
Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time and beat in between each addition. Add vanilla and continue mixing a smooth frosting forms.
14
Vanilla Frosting:
15
Beat butter with a hand or a stand mixer until creamy. Slowly add in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, until a crumbly mixture forms.
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Mix in vanilla and salt, then add 2 tablespoons heavy cream. Mix until smooth, adding more cream until you reach your desired consistency.
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Assemble Cake:
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Torte each cake layer.
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Place red velvet cake layer on cake plate. Frost with half the cream cheese frosting. Top with half the funfetti cake and frost with one quarter of the vanilla frosting. Repeat layers.
cream cheese8 ounces
20
Frost the entire cake with a light layer of vanilla frosting.
21
Place the cake so one side of it is over the kitchen sink. Use your hands to press handfuls of sprinkles into the sides and all over the top of the cake.
½ cup sprinkles (any colors)Sprinkles (any color, for coating)24 ounces
22
Chill until set. Serve room temperature.
Nutrition Facts
calories
720 kcal
fat Content
30 g
serving Size
1 slice
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
84 g
sodium Content
387 mg
protein Content
4 g
cholesterol Content
72 mg
carbohydrate Content
114 g
saturated Fat Content
13 g
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