Firecracker Cake

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I stole this recipe for Firecracker Cake from thebestcakes.com who stole it from ilovebakedgoods.com. This festive cake starts with boxed cake mix. White cake mix is made according to the box, then 1 cup is dyed red and another cup is dyed blue. The remaining cake mix stays white. Red batter is poured in the bottom of a bundt pan, then white batter is poured on top and next the blue batter. The cake is baked and cooled. A container of white frosting is also split up and dyed red and blue. The frosting is melted and drizzled over the cake and top with sprinkles. The red, white and blue colors of this bundt cake make it perfect for 4th of July or Memorial Day. Different colors can be used for other holidays.

“Ode to a Bundt Cake: You’re so Round. Your taste profound. Yet sadly. Sadly. You never stick a ‘round.’” – Nothing Bundt Cakes (see more quotes in the Quotes tab)

For this recipe you will need: 15.25 oz box white cake mix (water, vegetable oil & egg from box instructions), red food coloring, blue food coloring, 12 oz container white frosting and red/white/blue sprinkles.

Grease and flour bundt pan. Preheat oven. Then make cake batter according to package.

Pour 1 cup batter into a small bowl; stir in red food coloring until well mixed.

Then pour 1 cup batter into another bowl; stir in blue food coloring.

Next, pour red cake batter into bottom of the cake pan.

Carefully pour the white batter over the red batter. Then carefully pour the blue batter over the white (it will not cover).

Bake as directed or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake 10 minutes. Transfer to cooling rack. Cool completely, 30 to 45 minutes.

Divide frosting into 3 microwave safe bowls. Microwave 1st bowl on HIGH until smooth enough to drizzle (few seconds). With a spoon drizzle the frosting back and forth in stripe pattern.

Repeat with 2nd bowl, add a few drops of blue coloring. Then repeat with 3rd bowl, add a few drops of red coloring. (Drizzle white, blue, red, white, blue, red). Sprinkle with sprinkles.

Let frosting set before serving.

If you liked the recipe for Firecracker Cake, you can try other bundt cakes like Nothing Bundt Cakes Lemon Cake Copycat, Apple Cider Doughnut Cake, Chocolate Peppermint Bundt Cake or White Chocolate Funfetti Chip Cake.

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Firecracker Cake

This festive cake starts with boxed cake mix. White cake mix is made according to the box, then 1 cup is dyed red and another cup is dyed blue. The remaining cake mix stays white. Red batter is poured in the bottom of a bundt pan, then white batter is poured on top and next the blue batter. The cake is baked and cooled. A container of white frosting is also split up and dyed red and blue. The frosting is melted and drizzled over the cake and top with sprinkles.
Course Dessert
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour
Servings 12 people

Ingredients

  • 15.25 oz box white cake mix
  • Water vegetable oil & egg from box instructions
  • Red food coloring Wilton “Red-no taste”
  • Blue food coloring Wilton “Royal Blue”
  • 12 oz container white frosting
  • Red/white/blue sprinkles

Instructions

  1. Grease and flour bundt pan. Preheat oven.
  2. Make cake batter according to package. Pour 1 cup batter into a small bowl; stir in red food coloring until well mixed. Pour 1 cup batter into another bowl; stir in blue food coloring.
  3. Pour red cake batter into bottom of pan. Carefully pour the white batter over the red batter. Carefully pour the blue batter over the white (it will not cover).
  4. Bake as directed or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake 10 minutes. Transfer to cooling rack. Cool completely, 30 to 45 minutes.
  5. Divide frosting into 3 microwave safe bowls. Microwave 1st bowl on HIGH until smooth enough to drizzle (few seconds). With a spoon drizzle the frosting back and forth in stripe pattern. Repeat with 2nd bowl, add a few drops of blue coloring. Repeat with 3rd bowl, add a few drops of red coloring. (Drizzle white, blue, red, white, blue, red).
  6. Sprinkle with sprinkles. Let frosting set before serving.