Description
A festive and moist farmhouse-style yellow cake topped with a velvety cream cheese frosting and vibrant summer berries. This rustic dessert uses fresh blueberries and raspberries to create a beautiful American flag design, making it the perfect centerpiece for summer celebrations.
Ingredients
- Unsalted butter, softened
- Granulated sugar
- Farm-fresh eggs
- Vanilla extract
- Buttermilk
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Full-fat brick cream cheese
- Confectioners’ sugar
- Fresh blueberries
- Fresh raspberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and generously butter and flour a 9×13-inch metal baking pan.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking soda.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat softened butter and sugar on medium speed for 5 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Mix in vanilla, then add eggs one by one, beating well after each addition.
- Reduce mixer speed and add the flour mixture in three parts, alternating with the buttermilk in two parts, mixing just until combined.
- Spread batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean; cool completely on a wire rack.
- Beat cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and salt until smooth, then gradually add confectioners’ sugar until fluffy; reserve one tablespoon of frosting.
- Spread the remaining frosting over the cake and fill a square in the top left with blueberries.
- Dip several blueberries in the reserved frosting and roll in sugar to create stars, then arrange raspberries in rows to create stripes, alternating with sugar-rolled raspberries for white stripes.
Notes
To ensure the most vibrant presentation, wait to decorate the cake until the day you plan to serve it, as the moisture from the berries can cause the colors to bleed into the frosting over time. For the best texture, always use full-fat brick-style cream cheese rather than the spreadable tub variety to ensure the frosting remains stable and holds the fruit in place.
- Prep Time: 25 mins
- Cook Time: 35 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American