4th of july flag cake

 

Hey friends! Happy Fourth of July!!!

I absolutely love the 4^th because it’s always a great time to see friends, eat good food and just have fun  going from cookout to cookout.

It’s awesome!

I have been DYING to make this cake ever since I saw it on Elissa’s blog about 2 years ago.

It was seriously one of the coolest cakes that I had seen in a long time and I wanted to give it a try.

I’m actually taking it to a BBQ this afternoon, so whoops---I already sliced into it to get a picture.

LOL! So ghetto. They’re my friends so they’ll understand…I hope. ;)

As you can see, my cake is kinda jacked, no?

I am the worst at torting cakes which causes my layers to always be uneven.

That makes me sad.  I want to take cake decorating classes.

My mom of course would frown upon that. I can already hear her now: "Why do you Americans need to take a class to learn how to do everything!"

Don't ask--she is who she is. I whole-heatedly embrace my Americanism.

The cake itself is delicious. I simply used a white cake mix and added lemon zest and lemon extract to the batter. I then iced it with a lemon cream cheese icing.

So good! (I planned to slide the cut slice back into the cake, but I ended up eating it. That’s how I know it’s good.)

Well that’s the story of this cake. It was pretty fun to make and I will definitely try it again next year!

I hope you all enjoy the holiday with your loved ones--if anybody has tips on helping me help myself torte a cake, please feel free to school me.  :)

Lemon Cake

• 1 box of white cake mix and all other necessary add ins
• 1 tablespoon lemon extract
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  
  1. Bake the cakes as you normally would---you will need 3 layers of red, white, and blue.
  2. Now for the rest of the directions, I will direct you over to Elissa's blog. She explains it better.

Lemon Cream Cheese Icing

• 1/2 cup of butter, softened
• 8 oz of cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups of powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
  
  1. In a bowl, mix butter, cream cheese, and lemon juice until fluffy--about 3 minutes.
  
  2. Add  sugar one cup at a time and then lemon zest. Use it to ice whatever you'd like!