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Perfect Blueberry Cream Cheese Flag Cake

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A quick and easy patriotic dessert featuring moist cake layers, a silky cream cheese filling, and fresh blueberries and strawberries arranged in a flag pattern. Perfect for Fourth of July and other summer celebrations.

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 3 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 cup whole milk (or almond milk for dairy-free)
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream, chilled
  • 2 cups fresh blueberries
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
  • Optional: fresh mint leaves for garnish

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease two 9-inch round cake pans and line bottoms with parchment paper.
  2. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, beat softened butter and sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy and pale, about 3-4 minutes.
  4. Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Stir in vanilla extract.
  5. Add flour mixture in three parts alternating with milk, beginning and ending with flour. Mix gently on low speed until just combined.
  6. Divide batter evenly between pans, smooth tops, and bake 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool completely.
  7. For filling, beat cream cheese with powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth. In a chilled bowl, whip heavy cream to stiff peaks. Fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture gently.
  8. Place one cake layer on serving plate. Spread half the cream cheese filling evenly over it. Arrange blueberries in upper left corner to form the blue part of the flag. Arrange sliced strawberries in horizontal stripes on the rest of the cake.
  9. Top with second cake layer and repeat filling and berry decoration for double-tiered flag effect.
  10. Refrigerate cake at least 2 hours or overnight to set filling and meld flavors before serving.

Notes

Bring eggs and butter to room temperature before baking for best texture. Chill bowl and beaters before whipping cream for better volume. Use fresh berries for best texture and flavor. Chill cake after assembly for clean slices. Use serrated knife for cutting. Optional: add lemon zest to batter or drizzle honey on filling for extra flavor.

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Keywords: blueberry cake, cream cheese filling, patriotic dessert, Fourth of July cake, flag cake, easy summer dessert, berry cake

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