Fresh, flavorful berries star on this July 4th cake. An easy decorating project for beginners, you only need to pipe icing stars! Sliced strawberries and blueberries add the red and the blue to your Ready-To-Use White Decorator Icing borders.
Tools:
Ingredients:
Makes: Cake serves 12.
instructions
Grease cake pan. Coat lightly with flour; set aside. Prepare cake mix as directed
on package. Spread batter into prepared pan.
Bake at 350°F for 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes
out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on wire
rack.
Place cake on serving plate. Ice cake with frosting. Cut strawberries lengthwise
into 1/4-inch thick slices. Arrange on top of cake as shown in photo.
Pipe remaining frosting through star decorating tip to outline a smaller star
shape on top center of cake. Pipe a second row of stars next to the first. Place
blueberries inside frosting outline. Pipe additional frosting through star tip
for border on cake as pictured. Brush
fruit with jelly if desired.
How to Make Stars: Using disposable decorating bag and star tip 18, hold bag
straight up-and-down, 1/8 inch above surface. Squeeze until star is formed,
then stop pressure and pull tip away. Stars will be neatly formed if you stop
squeezing before you pull tip away.