Stars and Stripes Celebration Cake
- 2 packages cake mix, yellow
- 3 medium bananas
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 2 pints strawberries hulled
- 24 ounces heavy whipping cream
- 13 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 cups blueberries fresh
- Heat oven to 350F (180C).
- Grease two jelly-roll pans, line with wax paper; grease paper.
- Prepare cake batter according to package directions, working with one package at a time.
- Spread batter in prepared pans; bake 15 to 20 minutes until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Invert cake layers onto wire racks; peel off paper; cool.
- In medium size bowl, toss banana slices with lemon juice.
- Pour off excess juice; set bananas aside.
- Slice about 24 well shaped strawberries lengthwise in half; reserve for top of cake.
- Coarsely chop remaining strawberries; set aside.
- In large bowl with electric mixer at high speed beat cream until soft peaks form; gradually beat in sugar until stiff.
- Spoon half whipped cream into second bowl; fold in chopped strawberries.
- Set both creams aside.
- Place one cake layer on large serving platter; tuck strips of wax paper under cake to keep platter clean.
- Using spatula, spread strawberry cream over cake; top with second cream cake layer.
- Spread plain cream over top and sides of cake; carefully remove wax paper strips.
- In top left hand corner of cake, using tip of sharp knife, mark 7 1/2x5 inch rectangle.
- Place blueberries in even rows in the rectangle to form stars of the flag.
- To from stripes, alternate rows of strawberries and bananas, overlapping fruit in each row as necessary.
- Chill until serving time, up to 2 hours.
cake mix, bananas, lemon juice, pints strawberries, heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, blueberries fresh
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/stars-stripes-celebration-cake-45802 (may not work)