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How to Make Canadian Flag Cake - A Step-by-Step Guide

Canada Day is a time for celebration, and what better way to honor the Great White North than with a delicious and patriotic Canadian Flag Cake? This eye-catching dessert is not only a tasty treat, but also a stunning centerpiece for any Canada Day gathering. With its layers of red and white, and a maple leaf design on top, this cake is sure to impress your friends and family.

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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups white sugar
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 3 large eggs, at room temperature
  • ½ cup sour cream, at room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 cup milk, at room temperature
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries

Information

  • Prep Time: 45 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Additional Time: 30 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
  • Servings: 24
  • Yield: 1 11x17-inch cake

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 11x17-inch baking pan with 1-inch high sides.
  • Prepare the cake: Beat sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat eggs one at a time into the butter mixture; beat in sour cream and vanilla.
  • Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. With the mixer at low speed, add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with milk just until combined. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl and finish mixing with a rubber spatula. Pour batter into the prepared pan; spread to corners of the pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool cake completely, about 30 minutes. To remove cake from the pan, run a paring knife between cake and the pan. Cover cake pan with a plate or cooling rack; invert to transfer cake onto a plate.
  • Make the frosting: Beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla together in a bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to low; slowly pour in cream. Once cream is incorporated, turn mixer speed to medium-high; beat until stiff peaks form, about 2 minutes.
  • Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over top and sides of cake, smoothing the top.
  • Finish with decoration: Place 2 to 3 rows of overlapping strawberry slices parallel to the short sides of the cake for the two red stripes of the Canadian flag. Trace out a maple leaf shape in the center of the cake with a toothpick. Use points of strawberry slices to create points of the maple leaf. Cut a strip of strawberry for the leaf stem. Fill in the area of the maple leaf with sliced strawberries.
  • Refrigerate cake until ready to serve.

    • Nutrition

    311 cal.

    • Total Fat: 20g
    • Saturated Fat: 12g
    • Cholesterol: 84mg
    • Sodium: 205mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 29g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 18g
    • Protein: 4g
    • Vitamin C: 8mg
    • Calcium: 70mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 95mg

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