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red, white & blue swirl cake

Red, White and Blue Swirl Cake

It's so pretty after it bakes, you'll have a hard time wanting to decorate it.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 38 minutes
Cooling time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 48 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Scotland
Servings 16
Calories 260 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 13x9 cake pan
  • 1 Large mixing bowl
  • 1 Electric hand mixer
  • 1 toothpick Can also use spaghetti or chop stick
  • 1 Cooling racks

Ingredients
  

  • 1 box Pilsbury White cake mix Can use any kind or flavor of cake mix
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 10 drops red food coloring
  • 10 drops blue food coloring

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 °F
  • Grease 13x9" cake pan with non-stick baking spray, or with butter and flour.
  • In a large mixing bowl combine, cake mix, water, oil and eggs.
    1 box Pilsbury White cake mix, 1 cup water, ½ cup oil, 3 eggs
  • Mix with electric mixer on medium speed for 2mins, making sure there are no lumps.
  • Pour cake batter into greased cake pan, tap on countertop to remove any bubbles.
  • Add 10 drops each of blue and red food coloring randomly all over top of cake batter
    10 drops red food coloring, 10 drops blue food coloring
  • Take a knife or chop stick and start at one corner of the cake pan to the other in a swirling motion move down to the bottom of the cake.
  • Bake for 34-38mins. or until toothpick test comes out clean.
  • Place on cooling rack in pan, allow to cool completely 1-2hrs before decorating. If putting on a cake platter remove from pan 10-15mins after allowing to cool.
  • Decorate as desired.

Notes

Nutrition Facts | % Daily Value *
Calories 260 | Total Fat 13g – 17% | Saturated Fat 25g – 13% | Cholesterol 0mg – 0% | Sodium 380mg – 17% | Total Carbohydrate 35g – 13% | Dietary Fiber 1g – 4% | Total Sugars 18g | Protein 3g | Vitamin D 0mcg – 0% | Calcium 110mg – 8% | Iron 1mg – 6% | Potassium 44mg – 0%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice
These nutrition facts are an approximate only, as ingredients can differ in nutrition facts based off of the brand purchased, and how many servings.

Nutrition

Calories: 260kcal
Keyword cakes, Desserts, Holidays, July 4th, July 4th foods
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