How to Make an American Flag Cake
I've been wanting to make an American flag cake for the 4th of July and had pinned several possible versions including this one from Food52 and this ice cream cake version from the Food Network . But the problem with those round layer cakes though is that I only had one round cake pan and no way to transport the finished product. I wasn't too keen on having to pull out my piping bag to make Ina Garten's (or as Brit + Co called it, Taylor Swift's) version either, so when I came across Smitten Kitchen's version from four years ago, I was truly smitten. Not only was it a single layer rectangular cake, but all you needed was some powdered sugar to make the "stars" and stripes! In her post, she includes a recipe for the cake and frosting, but I cheated by making the cake with a box mix and using store bought frosting. After baking the cake, allow it to cool completely before frosting. If it's domed on top, you can level it with a serrated knife or j...