Red, White and Blue Bundt Cake
Now that it’s Summer, it’s time to start planning all of those fun get-togethers! And of course, when friends and family get together, there has to be amazing food to go along with the great conversation! When you are planning out your dessert menu, this Red White and Blue Bundt Cake checks all of the boxes. It’s semi-homemade, moist, easy to make, and it’s delicious! If you are looking for a patriotic cake that everyone will love, this is it!
Servings 12
Equipment
- Bundt pan
- 3 large mixing bowls
- Spatula
- Medium sized bowl
- pastry brush
- hand mixer or stand mixer to make the cake batter
Ingredients
- 1 box White Cake Mix (Store-bought)
- ingredients listed on back of box
- Patriotic Gel Food Color Kit
- 2 cups Powdered sugar
- 6 tsp. water
- vegetable shortening to grease the pan
- flour just enough to lightly flour the pan
Instructions
- Preheat your oven according to the directions on the cake mix.
- Prepare your Bundt cake pan. This step is CRUCIAL. I can’t stress this step enough. You must thoroughly coat the pan with fat (i.e. shortening) and then add a light layer of flour to ensure the pan is coated. Every nook and cranny must be covered. This is the only way to make sure that your cake will release properly from the pan.
- In a large bowl, prepare your cake according to the directions on your box of cake mix or following along with your favorite homemade cake mix recipe.
- Separate the batter into three bowls. I measured out two cups of batter into each bowl.
- Leave one bowl white, add in a drop of red gel coloring into another bowl, and in the last bowl add in one drop of the blue. If you are using gel food coloring, use a little bit at a time. Since you get such a dark color quickly when using gel, you will get your result quicker then when using the regular food coloring. If you want a darker color, add a little more coloring in at a time.
- Pour in the blue batter first. Then add in the white. Finally, add in the red. Now, if you prefer for the cake to have a different look, feel free to change the colors around. It’s totally up to you.
- Set the timer on the oven to the lowest setting recommended on the cake mix and place the cake in the oven. The key when baking a Bundt cake is to make sure it doesn’t get too brown. Continue testing the cake with a cake tester or toothpick until it comes out clean. Remove from oven.
- Let the cake rest in the pan for approximately 10 minutes. Then, invert the cake pan onto a plate or onto a cake stand, and let the cake naturally drop out of the pan. Let the cake finish cooling.
- Once the cake has finally cooled, drizzle with icing and top with sprinkles if desired. To make the icing, in a medium sized bowl, add in the powdered sugar and gradually add in the water until you get the desired thickness you want for your cake. Then drizzle the icing, using either a plastic squeeze bottle, a Ziploc bag with the tip cut off, or a spoon. Top with sprinkles.
- Slice and enjoy!