Graces 4th Of July Pound Cake Dessert Food

EASY 4TH OF JULY JELLO FLAG CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Slice about 1 cup of the strawberries. Halve the remaining 3 cups of strawberries and set aside.
• In a large bowl, stir boiling water into dry Jell-O mix for at least 2 minutes, until completely dissolved.
• To the 1 cup of cold water, add enough ice cubes to measure 2 cups. Stir cold water and ice into the Jell-O and stir until ice is melted. Refrigerate for about 5 minutes or until slightly thickened (consistency of unbeaten egg whites).
• Meanwhile, cut the cake loaf into 10 equal slices and line the bottom of a 9x13 pan with the slices.
• Add sliced strawberries and 1 cup of blueberries to the thickened Jell-O; stir gently. Spoon the Jell-O mixture over the cake slices, trying to distribute the mixture evenly. Refrigerate 4 hours, until firm.
• Spread the whipped topping over the Jell-O cake. Arrange strawberry halves on top to make the stripes of the flag. Use the remaining 1/3 cup blueberries to the square of stars for the flag.
• Keep chilled until serving.

PATRIOTIC POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Slice your pound cake evenly in half.
• Spread around a half inch layer of cool whip on one half of the pound cake.
• Cut strawberries into thin slices.
• Layer the sliced strawberries on top of the cool whip layer on the pound cake.
• Spread another half inch layer of cool whip on top of the strawberries.
• Put the second half of the pound cake on top of the cool whip and strawberry layers, and add another half inch layer of cool whip.
• Decorate your pound cake with blueberries and strawberries to make an American flag, or any other patriotic design. Let the cake chill for an hour or two afterwards, and then enjoy!

FIRECRACKER RED, WHITE AND BLUE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Generously spray 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with baking spray with flour.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and whole eggs with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. In small bowl, place 1 cup of the batter; stir in 1 teaspoon of the red food color until blended. In another small bowl, place 1 cup of the batter; stir in 1 teaspoon of the blue food color until blended.
• Pour red cake batter into bottom of pan. Carefully pour remaining white batter over red batter in pan. Carefully pour blue batter over white batter. (Blue batter does not need to cover white batter completely; it looks better if it just forms a ring in the center of the white batter.)
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove cake from oven. Let stand 10 minutes, remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Place cake on cooling rack over waxed paper or cooking parchment paper. In small microwavable bowl, place 1/4 cup of the frosting. Microwave uncovered on High 10 to 15 seconds or until thin enough to drizzle over cake. With spoon, drizzle warmed frosting back and forth over cake in striping pattern. Divide remaining frosting between 2 small microwavable bowls. To 1 bowl, stir in 1/4 teaspoon red food color until well blended. Microwave uncovered on High 5 to 10 seconds or until thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over cake. Repeat with remaining bowl of frosting and 1/4 teaspoon blue food color. Sprinkle candy sprinkles on top. Let stand about 30 minutes or until frosting is set. Store loosely covered at room temperature.

FOURTH OF JULY CHEESECAKE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8-inch round cake pan with cooking spray. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper, then generously spray the pan with cooking spray again. Set pan aside.
• Beat the cream cheese, sugar, and flour together with an electric mixer set to medium speed. Beat in eggs and egg yolks one at a time, mixing until eggs are just incorporated. Turn mixer to low and beat in the sour cream, heavy cream, and vanilla.
• Pour batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Set pan in a roasting pan (or any large baking pan) and carry over to the oven. Pour a couple inches of water into the pan, then carefully transfer to the oven. Bake 27 to 32 minutes, until the center of the cheesecake barely wobbles. Remove from the oven and immediately run a knife between the cake and the edge of the pan. Cool cheesecake to room temperature. Once cooled, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• After the cheesecake has refrigerated, dip the pan in a bowl of hot water for about 15 seconds. Run a knife around the edge of the cake again, then set a large plate or a cake circle on top of the pan. Invert the cake onto the plate. Keep refrigerated until you assemble the cake.
• Preheat the oven to 350 (or whatever temperature stated on the box of your cake mix). Spray 2 8-inch round cake pans with cooking spray, line the bottoms of the pans with parchment, then spray the pans with additional cooking spray. Set pans aside.
• Mix your white cake according to the directions on the box. Pour half of the batter into a second bowl. (I weighed this to ensure my layers would be the same size but you can eyeball it.)
• Add red food coloring and the cocoa powder to half of the batter and mix to combine; continue adding food coloring until you reach the color you desire. Pour into one of the prepared pans and smooth the top with a rubber spatula. Repeat with the blue food coloring (don't add cocoa powder to this layer).
• Bake according to the directions on the box. Cool completely on a wire rack before assembling your cake.
• Place the butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat until very smooth. Add 4 1/2 cups of the powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons of the milk, and the vanilla and salt. Mix on low until well combined, then turn mixer to high for 3 minutes, beating until frosting is very light and fluffy. Add additional powdered sugar if frosting is too thin and additional milk if it is too thick.
• Place the red cake layer on a cake stand or cake circle. Spread a thin layer of frosting over the top. Carefully top with the cheesecake layer. Top cheesecake with another thin layer of frosting, spreading it gently into an even layer. Top with blue cake layer. (It's possible your cheesecake layer will be a little wider than your cake; if this is the case you can trim it by running a sharp paring knife around the perimeter of the cake.) Use remaining frosting to frost the cake, and decorate if desired. Serve and enjoy.

GRACE123'S PUNCH BOWL 4TH OF JULY TRIFLE

Steps:

• SLICE ALL POUND CAKES. MAKE FIRST LAYER CAKE THAWED STRAWBERRIES COOL WHIP LAYER SEC. POUND CAKE. MIX BANANA PUDDING AND BANANAS TOGETHER AND MIX A LIL COOL WHIP INTO PUDDING B4 PLACING BANANAS IN PUDDING THEN LAYER IN CENTER FOR SEC LAYER THEN COOL WHIP
• NEXT LAYER POUND CAKE THEN THAWED BLUE BERRIES AND COOL WHIP. NOW SPREAD REMAINING COOL WHIP ON TOP LAYER
• WASH AND SLICE LONG WAYS THE STRAWBERRIES AND LAYER IN A CIRCLE AROUND TOP ABOUT 1/2 INCH FROM SIDES OF BOWL
• THEN TAKE FRESH BLUE BERRIES AND GO ABOUT 1 1/2 INCHES FROM STRAWBERRIES IN SAME CIRCULAR MANNER. THEN PLACE A STRAWBERRY IN CENTER ON TOP
• PLACE IN FRIDGE TO GET AND KEEP COLD. SERVE WHEN READY HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

GRACES 4TH OF JULY POUND CAKE DESSERT

Steps:

• 1. TAKE THE BRICK OF POUND CAKE AND SLICE INTO 3 PIECES LONG WAYS. THEN LAYER 1 SLICE POUND CAKE THEN STRAWBERRIES THEN POUND CAKE CAKE, THEN BLUE BERRIES THEN 1 SLICE POUND CAKE.
• 2. EVEN OUT THE TIERS AND FRUIT PLACE N FREEZER 4 ONE HOUR. THEN TAKE OUT AND FROST WITH THAWED COOL WHIP. THEN PUT BACK N FREEZER 4 ABOUT AN HOUR.
• 3. THEN PLACE N FRIDGE. THEN TAKE OUT JUST BEFORE SERVING TAKE AND PUT 3 FRESH BLUE BERRIES IN MIDDLE LEAVE A LITTLE SPACE BETWEEN EACH ONE. THEN PUT 3 FRESH STRAWBERRY HALFS ON ITHER SIDES OF BLUE BERRIES LEAVING A LITTLE SPACE BETWEEN EACH.

GRACE'S 4TH OF JULY TRIFFLE DESSERT

Steps:

• 1. SLICE POUND CAKE INTO SLICES. LINE BOTTOM OF TRIFFLE BOWL WITH POUND CAKE SLICES. PLACE A LAYER OF FROZEN STRAWBERRIES AND A GOOD LAYER OF COOL WHIP.
• 2. LAYER ONCE AGAIN WITH POUND CAKE SLICES, THEN A LAYER OF FROZEN BLUE BERRIES AND A GOOD LAYER OF COOL WHIP. REPEAT UR LAYERS TIL U END UP WITH FRUIT ON TOP.
• 3. THEN BREAK UP SOME OF THE SLICES OF POUND CAKE ON TOP. LAYER THICK WITH COOL WHIP.
• 4. THEN WITH FRESH BLUE BERRIES AND STRAWBERRIES., ARRANGE FROM OUT SIDE EDGE OF BOWL WITH FRESH STRAWBERRY HALFS IN CIRCLE LEAVE A NICE SPACE AND LINE FRESH BLUE BERRIES IN CIRCLE. THEN LEAVE 1 HALF FRESH STRAWBERRY IN MIDDLE. PUT IN FRIDGE TIL READY TO SERVE.

GRACE'S HONEY CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9x13 inch pans.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Stir in the honey and corn syrup, then beat in the eggs one at a time until the batter is light and fluffy. Stir in milk and vanilla. Combine the cocoa, cloves, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, baking powder and flour; stir into the honey mixture until fully incorporated. Batter will be thick. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans, and spread flat.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven. Do not over bake, or the cakes will not be chewy. Cut into squares while still warm, remove from the pan, and let cool. Frost with cream cheese frosting, and garnish each piece with a pecan half.