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A round cake with white frosting, decorated on the sides with red, white, and blue sprinkles, sits on a wooden stand—perfect inspiration for Red White & Blue Cake Decorating Ideas.

Red White and Blue Layer Cake

Make a festive red white and blue layer cake with colorful layers and creamy frosting. Perfect for Memorial Day, the 4th of July, and summer parties.

Course desserts
Cuisine American
Keyword red white and blue cake, red white and blue layer cake
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Additional Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings 12
Author momma lew

Ingredients

White Layer

  • ¼ cup unsalted butter
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup milk
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ⅛ cup warm water
  • 1 ½ teaspoons white vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 ¼ cup all purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder

Red Layer

  • ¼ cup unsalted butter
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup milk
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ⅛ cup warm water
  • 1 ½ teaspoons white vinegar
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 ¼ cup all purpose flour
  • 1 ½ tablespoons cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • Red food coloring

Blue Layer

  • ¼ cup unsalted butter
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup milk
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ⅛ cup warm water
  • 1 ½ teaspoons white vinegar
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 ¼ cup all purpose flour
  • 1 ½ tablespoons cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • blue food coloring
  • Cream cheese Frosting

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit. Coat 3, 8-inch round pans with nonstick spray. 
  2. Grab 3 separate bowls to make all three layers at the same time.
  3. Add the butter and salt to each bowl and beat together with a hand mixer.
  4. Then add white sugar to each bowl and beat until creamy.
  5. Now add the respective amounts of all the wet ingredients of egg, milk, vegetable oil, warm water, white vinegar and extracts to the bowls. Once again use the hand mixer to combine everything.
  6. In the white cake layer bowl first add the flour, baking soda and baking powder, then mix until the white batter is smooth to complete that layer.
  7. Then add the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and powder to the red and blue velvet bowls, mixing with the hand mixer until the batters are smooth.
  8. Add 3-4 drops of red food dye to the red batter and 3-4 drops of blue dye to third bowl. Use a rubber spatula to mix in the colors in each and finish off those batter layers.
  9. Pour the cake batter into each of the 3 round pans 
  10. Bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick is inserted and comes out clean. 
  11. Let the cakes cool completely before frosting on a cooling rack. 
  12. Make the cream cheese frosting while the cake cools. 
  13. On a cake plate, place the blue cake layer on the bottom. Add a thin layer of frosting to that layer using an offset spatula. Place the white layer next as the second layer of cake, frosting again, and then top off with the red cake layer. 
  14. With the remaining frosting, frost the entire cake. 
  15. Sprinkle with red, white and or blue sprinkles if desired.

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Recipe Notes

Store the cake in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to five days. Let it sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes before serving for the best texture.