Red, White, And Blue Bundt Cake Recipe

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Red, White, And Blue Bundt Cake Ingredients:

You can get the full list of ingredients with measurements in the printable recipe card below.

• White cake mix – Any brand of boxed cake mix works for this recipe. You’re going to make the cake according to the package, so check it for any additional ingredients you need.
• Food coloring – You need red and blue food coloring.
• Candy melts – You need red, white, and blue candy melts. If you can’t find white, you can use vanilla almond bark.

How To Make A Red, White, And Blue Bundt Cake:

Make the white cake mix according to the package.

The mix I used needed egg whites, oil, and water, but your boxed mix may vary.

When you’re making it, make sure to not overmix the batter. The less you mix, the fluffier your cake will be.

Split the batter into three bowls.

Add a few drops of red food coloring to one of the bowls. Stir until combined.

Quick note: A few drops will turn the batter pink; more will turn it red. I used between 10 and 12 drops to get the red I wanted.

Add a few drops of blue food coloring to one of the bowls. Stir until combined.

Quick note: I only needed three drops to get the blue I wanted.

Alternate adding scoops of the red, white, and blue batter into a prepared Bundt cake pan.

Continue until you’re out of batter.

Quick note: So, what I do, I scoop white, blue, and red, then repeat the pattern through the entire row.

Then, for the next row, I keep the same pattern, but scoop the white on top of the blue, and go around. And I alternate like that until I’m out of batter and rows.

Bake the cake according to the package.

Let it cool at least 10 minutes before taking it out of the Bundt pan.

The way I take it out is by putting a cutting board on the open part of the pan, gently flipping the pan while holding the center of the cutting board, and allowing the cake to slip out.

Transfer the cake to a silicone baking mat-lined cookie sheet.

If you don’t have a silicone baking mat, you can use parchment paper. Personally, I prefer the baking mat because it’s reusable. So it’s more frugal and more sustainable.

But, you need to put something down because you’re going to be adding candy melts on top and if they fall on the cold baking pan, they’re a pain to clean.

When the cake has cooled completely, it’s time to decorate.

Melt the blue candy melts according to the package.

If you’ve never used them before, our tips for using candy melts post will help. But, quick help: put the candy melts in the microwave for a minute and stir. Since you’re not using that many, that should be enough time to melt them with a little bit of stirring, resulting in the rest melting from residual heat.

Put the melted blue candy melts into a piping bag with a No. 4 tip.

If you don’t have a piping bag and set, you can cut the corner off a ziptop plastic bag and use that. I used that method for a long time until a couple years ago when Pete bought me a nice piping set for Christmas. I’m obsessed and use it every chance I get. So, if you bake and decorate often, I suggest getting one.

Pipe the blue candy melts over the top of the Bundt cake.

Melt the red candy melts.

Put them in a piping bag with a No. 4 tip.

Pipe the red candy melts over the top of the cake.

Finally, melt the white candy melts (or vanilla almond bark, if you’re using that).

Put them in a piping bag with that same No. 4 tip.

Pipe the melted white chocolate over the top of the Bundt cake.

Let the cake and melted chocolate cool completely.

Then, stick a trio of Foil Frill Firework Picks in the top.

Do you have to add the firework skewers out of the top? No. But I promise your guests will love it. And, if you want to be a little wild, you can always stick some sparklers out of it instead.

Red, White, And Blue Bundt Cake: Frequently Asked Questions

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Red, White, And Blue Bundt Cake

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If you’re looking for an easy patriotic dessert, this Red, White, And Blue Bundt Cake recipe, made from boxed cake mix, is perfect.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 39 minutes

Additional Time 20 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 14 minutes

Ingredients

• White boxed cake mix (plus whatever ingredients it calls for on the back of the box)
• 10 drops red food coloring
• 3 drops blue food coloring
• 20 blue candy melts
• 20 red candy melts
• 20 white candy melts (or 2 oz. vanilla almond bark)

Instructions

1. Make the white cake mix according to the package.
2. Split the batter into three bowls.
3. Add a few drops of red food coloring to one of the bowls. Stir until combined.
4. Add a few drops of blue food coloring to one of the bowls. Stir until combined.
5. Alternate adding scoops of the red, white, and blue batter into a prepared Bundt cake pan. Continue until you’re out of batter.
6. Bake the cake according to the package.
7. Let it cool at least 10 minutes before taking it out of the Bundt pan. Transfer the cake to a silicone baking mat-lined cookie sheet.
8. Melt the blue candy melts according to the package. Put the melted blue candy melts into a piping bag with a No. 4 tip. Pipe the blue candy melts over the top of the cake.
9. Melt the red candy melts. Put them in a piping bag with a No. 4 tip. Pipe the red candy melts over the top of the cake.
10. Melt the white candy melts (or vanilla almond bark, if you’re using that). Put them in a piping bag with that same No. 4 tip. Pipe the melted white chocolate over the top of the Bundt cake.
11. Let the cake and melted chocolate cool completely. Then, stick a trio of Foil Frill Firework Picks in the top.

Notes

Nutrition Information

Yield

15

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 225Total Fat 1gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 0mgSodium 264mgCarbohydrates 52gFiber 0gSugar 30gProtein 1g

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