Election Day Stars-and-Stripes Cake

This patriotic cake will win your family’s vote!

By: Jodie Shield, RD

Republican? Democrat? First and foremost – we are all Americans.  Here’s a bipartisan cake  you will want to serve in honor of election day – November 6th.  Be sure to use fresh berries and let your kids help decorate the cake.  Be a patriot and serve this stars and stripes cake. Then ask your family to vote: is this cake as delicious as it looks?

Stars- and-Stripes Cake

Makes 12 servings

Prep Time = 20 minutes

Cooking Time = 1 hour

Ingredients:

• 1 (18.5-ounce) box of your favorite cake mix (or you can buy a sheet cake without frosting)
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• nonstick olive oil spray
• 1 (16-ounce) tub vanilla frosting
• 1 cup fresh blueberries, washed and drained
• 1 cup fresh strawberries, sliced, washed, and drained

Directions:

1. Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Bake as directed in a 9-by-13-inch pan that has been coated with nonstick spray.
2. After cake has cooled, spread thin layer of vanilla frosting over top.
3. Arrange blueberries in rectangle in upper left hand corner; place strawberries into stripes so the top of the cake looks like American flag.

Nutrition Information per Serving: 430 calories, 3 grams protein, 65 grams carbohydrate, 18 grams fat, 3 grams saturated fat, 31 milligrams cholesterol, 1 grams fiber, 401 milligrams sodium

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