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4th of July Cake

This 4th of July Cake is perfect for your Independence Day celebration! It's an easy-to-make poke cake that includes using JELLO!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Cakes, easy cake recipes, holiday cakes
Prep Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Chill Time 4 hours
Total Time 5 hours 40 minutes
Servings 1 Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 white cake mix box
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 3 whole eggs
  • Egg white of 1 egg
  • 1 ⁄2 cup Sour cream
  • 1 ⁄4 cup heavy cream
  • 1 ⁄4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 pkg. 3 oz. JELL-O Strawberry flavor
  • 1 pkg. 3 oz. JELL-O Berry Blue flavor

Frosting Ingredients

  • 1 stick Crisco
  • 2 sticks or 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 5-6 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup Heavy whipping cream
  • 2 teaspoons Coconut extract

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Spray two 8-inch cake pans with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl whisk together, cake mix, all-purpose flour, and granulated sugar.
  • With an electric hand mixer or a whisk, mix dry ingredients on low.
  • Slowly, add in water, sour cream, eggs, egg white, heavy cream, and vegetable oil, and mix.
  • Mix both wet and dry ingredients all together until well-combined.
  • Divide cake batter between two 8-inch cake pans.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes or until the center is baked.
  • Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 15 minutes on a cooling rack.
  • Use a fork or a bamboo stick to poke holes all over the cake.
  • In a mixing bowl add 1 cup of boiling water and stir in strawberry Jell-o until dissolved. Repeat with the berry blue Jell-O in a separate mixing bowl.
  • Pour strawberry Jell-O carefully over one of the baked cakes. Carefully, pour berry blue Jell-O over the other cake.
  • Cover cakes and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
  • With an electric mixer, cream together butter and shortening until smooth and creamy, about 3 minutes.
  • Add in heavy whipping cream and coconut extract.
  • Slowly, add in confectioner’s sugar a little at a time. If frosting is too thick you can add 1 teaspoon of heavy whipping cream until you have reached the texture, you are looking for. Mix frosting for another 2 minutes.
  • Remove cakes from cake pans. Place 1 cake layer on a cake stand and spread about 1 cup of frosting on top.
  • Place remaining cake on top of frosting. Spread the top and the sides with frosting until the cake is completely covered. Decorate the cake with colored frosting or sprinkles.
  • Place cake in the refrigerator until ready to serve.