Strawberry Jam Flag Poke Cake
Ingredients For Cake
- 1 white cake mix
- eggs oil/butter, and water as called for on cake mix box
For the Strawberry Sauce:
- 1 Jar of Gloria's Strawberry Jam
Instructions
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Prepare cake mix and bake according to package directions in a 9"x13" pan (We have an awesome covered one from Wilton for cookouts!)
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When cake is done cooking, allow to cool for about 5 minutes.
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Poke cake all over with a wooden spoon or fork.
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Pour slightly warmed Gloria's Strawberry Jam over the top of the cake and spread evenly to fill all the holes.
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Cover cake and allow to cool in fridge for about an hour
Ingredients for Decorating:
5-6 cups of frosting
Wilton Royal Blue and Wilton Christmas Red Icing Coloring
Wilton #21 piping tip for stars
Wilton #10 piping tip for stripes
Directions:
Frost a thin layer of frosting over the cake. Put in the refrigerator or freezer until the frosting is set, just a few minutes.
Mark lines if preferred on the cake to show the stripes and star area. This is helpful as a guide when you're frosting and will help keep it even. I used a bench scraper with a ruler to mark my lines.
Divide frosting in 3 bowls to color. For blue you'll need about 1 cup. The remainder should be split between red and white.
Fill 3 piping bags with the colors, and attach a round tip (Wilton 10).
Hold the bag so the tip opening is vertical (at a 90 degree angle to the cake). Squeeze the frosting out while moving the tip up and down to create a ruffle. Continue in a straight line across the cake.
Repeat for all 13 stripes.
After the stripes are done, fill in the blue area with 7 stripes (to match the stripes next to it).
Attach a star tip to the bag of white frosting. Pipe the 50 stars. (6 columns of 5, and 5 columns of 4).
Image and Recipe credit to: sprinkledwithjules.com