Description
This vibrant Red, White, and Blue Bundt Cake is perfect for celebrations and parties, featuring layers of colorful cake topped with delicious frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box white cake mix (15 oz.)
- 1 cup water (vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix)
- 1 tablespoon red food coloring (see note)
- 1 tablespoon blue food coloring (see note)
- 1 container white frosting (12 oz.)
- to taste red, white and blue sprinkles, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven according to cake mix directions. Generously grease and flour a 12-cup bundt pan; set aside.
- Make cake batter as directed on the box, using water, oil, and egg whites. Pour 1 cup of the batter into a small bowl; stir in red food coloring until well mixed. Pour another cup of the batter into a separate bowl; stir in blue food color until well mixed.
- Pour red cake batter into the bottom of the pan. Carefully pour the white batter over red batter in the pan. Carefully pour blue batter over white batter. (The blue batter does not need to cover the white batter completely). When you add the batter to the pan, do not mix with a spoon. Just pour it in so the colors don’t mix but rather, just rest on top of each other in the pan.
- Bake as directed on box or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool cake for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, place a cooling rack over a cookie sheet. Turn the pan upside down onto the cooling rack. Cool the cake completely, about 30-45 minutes.
- When the cake is cool, divide the frosting evenly into 3 microwavable bowls. Microwave 1 bowl of frosting uncovered on HIGH for a few seconds until smooth enough to drizzle over the cake. With a spoon, drizzle all of the 1st bowl of microwaved frosting all over the cake, back and forth around the cake in a striping pattern. Repeat microwaving the second bowl of frosting until smooth. Stir in a few drops of the blue food coloring until well blended. Drizzle over the cake, scattering back and forth. Repeat with the remaining frosting and red food coloring, making sure red, white, and blue can be seen on the cake. Sprinkle with red, white, and blue sprinkles, if desired. Let the cake stand at room temperature until frosting is set before serving.
Notes
- For best results, use gel-based food coloring.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 23g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg