Description
A festive and easy-to-make cake perfect for patriotic celebrations, featuring a colorful, marbled batter and a simple glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (15.25 ounce) package white cake mix
- 1 ¼ cups water
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 3 large egg whites
- Red food coloring
- Blue food coloring
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9×13-inch baking pan.
- In a large bowl, combine cake mix, water, oil, and egg whites. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, then on medium speed for 2 minutes.
- Divide the batter evenly into three separate bowls.
- Add red food coloring to one bowl and mix until the desired color is achieved.
- Add blue food coloring to another bowl and mix until the desired color is achieved.
- Leave the third bowl of batter plain.
- Spoon alternating dollops of red, white, and blue batter into the prepared baking pan.
- Gently swirl the colors together with a knife or skewer to create a marbled effect, being careful not to overmix.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
- While the cake cools, prepare the glaze: In a small bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Pour the glaze over the cooled cake, spreading it evenly.
- Cut into squares and serve.
Notes
- For a more vibrant color, use gel food coloring.
- Do not overmix the batter when swirling the colors to maintain distinct marbling.
- Store leftover cake in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 45g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: firecracker cake, patriotic cake, red white and blue cake, easy cake, boxed cake mix