Browse July 4th Cake Ideas

Old Glory Cake

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

It´s red, white and blue through and through! Cake batter is tinted before baking and the colorful layers sandwich a sheet of luscious ice cream. The coolest summer cake ever. Watch our online video.

Stars & Stripes Celebration Cake

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Go patriotic with this cake, created with Wilton Star Pan. Serve during Flag Day, July 4th, Memorial Day and Labor Day celebrations.

Red, White and True Blue Checkerboard Cake

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

This firecracker of a cake will put smiles on the faces of friends and family during your patriotic celebrations. It’s easy to make using the Wilton Checkerboard Cake Pan!

A Slice of Summertime Cake

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Create a dessert sure to delight. Impress one and all with a watermelon-slice cake sporting chocolate-chip seeds and a fondant rind detailed with Food Writers Edible Markers.

American Made Cake and Cookies

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Wave the red, white and blue proudly with this flag cake surrounded by star cookies. This patriotic cake is guaranteed to generate fireworks at your holiday BBQ.

July 4th Cake

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

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.

Covered With Glory Cake

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Show your true colors! Create a flag-waving cake topped with a bottle-rocket display of sparkling cookies shaped by Stars Nesting Metal Cutters.

Starry Skyrockets Cake

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Whether it’s your patriotic party dessert or a special way to celebrate your guest of honor, this star cake creates quite a commotion! With Sugar Sheets! Edible Decorating Paper, it’s easy to create bursts of color that light up any event.

Broad Stripes, Bright Stars Cake

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Proclaim America’s greatness with a #1 Pan cake topped with a message detailed in cookies. Change the message for Memorial Day, Flag Day, and Veterans Day festivities.

Bursting In Air! Cake

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Create an explosion of excitement for your patriotic party! Arrange Color Flow stars on Lollipop Sticks to create the illusion of rockets exploding in the sky.

Shoot for the Stars Cake

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

The 4th of July calls for a bit of shine and sparkle. This easily portable sheet cake is decorated with star-shaped cookies brightened with red and blue decorating gels. Light the candles and let the fireworks begin!

BBQ All-Stars Mini Cakes

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

These fondant-striped petit fours are easy-grab treats guaranteed to grab guests’ attention. A Round Cutter is used to cut cake circles which are wrapped in a fondant flag design.

Happy Birthday Uncle Sam Cake

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Talk about American ingenuity! Turn a Flower Pot Pan cake upside down to create the top-hat-and-face shape for an eye-catching Uncle Sam.

Patriotic Pride Cake

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Remember those who have served by serving a cake baked in our Ribbon Pan and decorated with red, white, and blue icing stripes. Perfect for the Fourth or any time you want to highlight your love of country.