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United Stars Mini Cake

Difficulty: Medium

ROTC and military-academy graduates are sure to salute these playfully patriotic petit fours. Bake six at a time in our Mini Star Pan, cool, and cover with melted Candy Melts. Finish with Patriotic Nonpareil Sprinkle Decorations and piped candy details.

Patriot Pops Cereal Treats

Difficulty: Medium

Accent these crispy confections with Patriotic Star Icing Decorations, then wrap them up in Patriotic Stars Party Bags to take to the parade, handout at school parties, or send home with guests.

Wrapped in Glory Cake

Difficulty: Medium

Here’s a patriotic cake that succeeds with flying colors! Our Star Pan bakes the classic shape—which you will decorate with a star-studded fondant surface wrapped with striped bunting.

Mousse Royale

Difficulty: Medium

Summer berries and sponge-cake stripes give this Springform Pan cheesecake a sophisticated silhouette. Use a Dessert Decorator Pro to apply Vanilla Whipped Icing Mix rosettes to the top of the cake.

Splash Bash Cookies

Difficulty: Medium

Dive into summer! Craft a swimming pool from a craft block, square cookies, and striped candy. Use the pool as a platform for showcasing bathing-suited cookies formed with a Gingerbread Boy Metal Cookie Cutter.

Filled With Pride Cake

Difficulty: Medium

Grab guests’ eyes with a cake punctuated with “born in the U.S.A.” spirit. Mix Patriotic Sprinkle Sparks into angel-food cake batter for a fireworks effect that mirrors the sparkling show staged up top.

Soaring Spirit! Cake

Difficulty: Medium

Give this red, white and blue cake room to shine on your serving table. Top a two-layer cake with fondant fireworks raised high with Lollipop Sticks.

Sink or Swim Cupcakes

Difficulty: Medium

Recall lazy days spent bobbing on the water. Place figure-piped bathing beauties in inner tubes floating atop cupcakes baked in reusable Pastel Silicone Baking Cups.

Almond Berry Tart

Difficulty: Medium

Almond Berry Tart looks too good to eat! Refrigerated cookie dough and instant cheesecake pudding make this light tart easy to prepare. Use the freshest berries (or any fruit) you can find at the market. Watch our online video.

A Snack with Sizzle Cupcakes

Difficulty: Medium

What a great way to extend the barbeque all the way through dessert. Cover Mini Ball Pan “grill” with melted candy and make hot dogs and hamburgers with candy clay. Legs are made from foil-covered cookie treat sticks and wheels from black candy clay.

Grand Canopy Tart

Difficulty: Medium

Maximize this desserts appeal by building a Grand Canopy of fresh seasonal fruits. A simple tart crust is first filled with a creamy custard then garnished with piped Pastry Cream and topped with the prettiest produce you can find!

Cookie Salute

Difficulty: Medium

Who wouldn’t salute when seeing a plateful of these fun cookies? Cut cookies with the Flag Comfort-Grip Cutter, and add shimmering stripes with our Sparkle Gel.