Red, White and Blue Cake (or use any combination of colors)
Ingredients
1 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups All-Purpose Flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly spray a 9″ x 2″ round baking pan with cooking spray (you can use a 8″ x 2″ for a slightly thicker cake). Set the pan aside.
2. In the bowl of your mixer, blend the sugar and eggs until lightened, about 2 minutes. On low speed blend in the oil, milk and vanilla until well combined and smooth.
3. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk to remove any lumps. Add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients. Combine on medium speed 1-2 minutes or until the batter is smooth and lump free. Be sure to scrape down the bowl halfway through mixing.
4. Remove 1 1/2 cups of the batter and place in small bowl. Remove 1 1/2 cups of batter again and place into another small bowl.
5. Tint one of the small bowls of batter red and the other blue.
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| Red, White and Blue Batters |
6. Spoon about 3 tablespoons of red batter into the center of the cake pan. Next, spoon 3 tablespoons of the white batter into the center of the red batter. Then spoon 3 tablespoons of blue batter onto the whire. Continue to alternate batters, in bulls-eye fashion until all batter is used. You will now have thin rings of each batter on the outer edges of the pan, thicker rings towards the center.
7. I used a bamboo skewer to make a design in the batter. This is optional.
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| Cake Batter with Design |
8. Bake the cake in the center of the preheated oven for 35-45 minutes, or until the cake is lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes, and then turn out onto a wire rack to finish cooling. Dust lightly with confectioners sugar or frost with whipped cream. Decorate as desired.
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Out of the Oven |
