Firecracker Cake
This spectacular cake topped with sprinkles or pop rocks will spark oohs and ahhs at your 4th of July celebration!
Servings: 1 Bundt cake
Ingredients
- 1 (15.25 oz.) box white cake mix
- Wilton's red gel food color
- Wilton's royal blue gel food color
- 1 (16 oz.) tub white frosting
- Red white and blue sprinkles optional
- Red or blue Pop Rocks Candy optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees or 325 degrees for darker pans. Generously grease a fluted Bundt cake pan.
- Make the cake batter as directed on the box, using water, oil, and egg whites. Pour 1 cup of the batter into a small bowl; stir in red food color until well mixed. Pour another cup of the batter into a separate bowl; stir in blue food color until well mixed.
- Pour the red cake batter into the bottom of the pan. Carefully pour the remaining white batter over the red batter in the pan. Carefully pour blue batter over white batter. (The blue batter does not need to cover the white batter; it looks better if it just forms a ring in the center of the white batter. The idea is that the cake forms 3 horizontal layers, but for some reason, mine formed vertical layers as shown in the photo. Either way, it comes out beautiful.)
- Bake as directed on the box about 33-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool the cake for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, place a cooling rack over a cookie sheet. Turn the pan upside down onto the cooling rack. Cool cake completely, about 30 minutes.
- When the cake is cool, divide the frosting evenly into 3 microwavable bowls. Microwave 1 bowl of frosting uncovered on High for a few seconds until smooth enough to drizzle over the cake. With a spoon, drizzle all of the white frosting back and forth around the cake in a striping pattern. Repeat microwaving the second bowl of frosting until smooth. Stir in blue food color until the desired color is achieved. Drizzle over cake, scattering frosting back and forth. Repeat with the remaining bowl of frosting and red food color, making sure red, white, and blue frostings can be seen on the cake.
- Top with sprinkles or pop rocks if desired. Let cake stand at room temperature until frosting is set.
- Slice and serve.
Notes
Slightly adapted from Betty Crocker
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