Fourth Of July Wave Your Flag Cheesecake Food

WAVE YOUR FLAG CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Slice 1 cup strawberries; halve remaining strawberries. Set aside. Add boiling water to gelatin mixes in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add ice to cold water to measure 2 cups. Add to gelatin; stir until ice is completely melted. Refrigerate 5 min. or until slightly thickened.
• Meanwhile, line bottom of 13x9-inch dish with cake. Add sliced strawberries and 1 cup blueberries to thickened gelatin; stir gently. Spoon over cake. Refrigerate 4 hours or until gelatin is firm.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with whisk until blended. Stir in COOL WHIP; spread over gelatin. Arrange strawberry halves on cream cheese mixture to resemble stripes of flag. Add remaining blueberries for stars.

FOURTH OF JULY WAVE YOUR FLAG CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Slice 1 cup strawberries and halve the rest.
• Add boiling water to gelatin in large bowl and stir until dissolved.
• Add ice to cold water to make 2 cups, add to gelatin and stir until melted.
• Refrigerate 5 mins or until slightly thickened.
• Line bottom of 13x9-in baking dish with pound cake.
• Stir sliced strawberries and 1 cup blueberries into gelatin, then spoon over cake.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until gelatin is firm.
• Whisk cream cheese and sugar together in large bowl, then stir in COOL WHIP.
• Spread over gelatin and decorate with strawberries and blueberries.

WAVE YOUR FLAG 'CAKE'

Steps:

• Slice 1 cup strawberries; cut remaining strawberries in half.
• Add boiling water to gelatin mixes in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add enough ice to cold water to measure 2 cups. Add to gelatin; stir until ice is melted. Refrigerate 5 min. or until slightly thickened. Meanwhile, cover bottom of 13x9-inch dish with cake slices.
• Add sliced strawberries and 1 cup blueberries to thickened gelatin; stir gently. Spoon over cake. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.
• Spread COOL WHIP over dessert. Top with fruit to resemble the US flag, using strawberries for the stripes and remaining blueberries for the stars.

NO-BAKE CHEESECAKE FLAG CAKE

Steps:

• Combine graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar, cocoa powder, and melted butter in a bowl until mixture is thoroughly combined and crumbly.
• Transfer crust mixture to a 9x11-inch baking dish. Press crust into bottom of dish until smooth and even. Cover dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes.
• Mix cream cheese and mascarpone cheese in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Stir in lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla extract into mixture.
• Whisk 1/3 cup sugar into whipping cream in a separate metal or glass bowl until the cream is fluffy and forms soft peaks. Add whipped cream to the cream cheese mixture and gently whisk until filling is soft, fluffy, and well combined.
• Spoon filling on top of the graham cracker crust, spreading and smoothing the top. Tap the pan gently on a work surface several times to settle the crust and filling. Cover pan tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled and set, at least 3 hours.
• Starting at the bottom long edge of the cake, arrange strawberry halves in a horizontal line with the pointed bottoms of the strawberry halves pointing to the right. Start a second stripe of strawberry halves at the top right of the cake, arranging strawberries with the bottoms pointing right in a line stretching about 2/3 of the length of the cake.
• Continue to make strawberry stripes, starting about 3/4 inch up from the bottom stripe and laying down 3 more stripes stretching the full length of the cake. Make 1 more line of strawberries beneath the short stripe to leave a square space for the blue field of stars.
• Lay a line of blueberries with the blossom ends pointing up in the upper left square space. Continue to lay down blueberries in lines, berries touching the previous line, until the square is filled with blueberries. Cut cake into squares to serve.

4TH OF JULY FLAG CAKE

Steps:

• Beat cold milk and instant pudding in a bowl until no lumps remain. Beat cream cheese in a separate bowl until creamy. Gradually add in milk-pudding mixture and mix until smooth. Mix in whipped topping.
• Mix graham cracker crumbs and melted butter in a bowl until crumbs are completely moistened. Spread into a 9x13-inch baking dish and push down to create an even crust.
• Set aside 45 blueberries and 60 raspberries for topping. Mix remaining blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries together in a bowl and pour on top of the graham cracker crust. Spread pudding mixture evenly over the berries, making the top as smooth as possible. Top with reserved blueberries and raspberries to make a flag design.

FOURTH OF JULY FLAG CAKE

Steps:

• Slice one cup of the strawberries and set aside. Halve the remaining strawberries and set aside.
• Line the bottom of a 12x8 baking dish with the pound cake slices. Top with one cup of the sliced strawberries, 1 cup of the blueberries, then all of the whipped topping.
• Place strawberry halves and remaining 1/3 cup blueberries on the whipped topping to create a flag design. (Strawberries should make 5 red stripes, blueberries should make a square in the top left corner using about 55-60 blueberries).

WAVE YOUR FLAG CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• SLICE 1 cup of the strawberries; set aside. Halve remaining 3 cups strawberries;set aside.
• STIR boiling water into gelatin in a larger bowl at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Add enough ice cubes to cold water to measure 2 cups. Add to gelatin; stir until ices is melted. Refrigerate 5 minutes or until slightly thickened (consistency of unbeaten egg whites).
• MEANWHILE,line the bottom of 13x9-inch dish with cake slices. Add sliced strawberries and 1 cup of the blueberries to thickened gelatin;stir gently. Spoon over cake slices.Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.
• BEAT cream cheese and sugar until smooth using a wire whisk or mixer; stir in whipped topping. Spread cream cheese mixture over gelatin. Arrange strawberry halves on cream cheese mixture for "stripes" of flag. Arrange remaining 1/3 cup of blueberries on cream cheese mixture for "stars".