• 7/4 Independence Day 6

    From Ben Collver@1:18/200 to All on Sat Jul 4 10:59:04 2026
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    Title: Flag Day Cake
    Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Fruits
    Yield: 12 Servings

    3/4 c Butter
    1 2/3 c Sugar
    3 lg Eggs
    1 ts Vanilla extract
    2 c All-purpose flour
    2/3 c Hershey's Cocoa
    1 1/4 ts Baking soda
    1/4 ts Baking powder
    1 ts Salt
    1 1/3 c Water

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    3 c Powdered sugar
    1/3 c Butter; softened
    2 tb Milk; up to 3 tb
    1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract

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    1/2 pt Blueberries
    1 qt Small strawberries
    - (of uniform size)

    Set oven @ 350?F/175?C. Grease and flour a 13x9x2" baking
    pan.

    In large bowl, combine butter, sugar, eggs & vanilla; beat on high
    speed of electric mixer 3 minutes. Stir together flour, cocoa,
    baking soda, baking powder, and salt; add alternately with water to
    butter mixture. Blend just until combined. Pour into prepared pan.

    Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes
    out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely on
    wire rack. Place cake on oblong serving tray or foil covered
    cardboard.

    Prepare Vanilla Buttercream Frosting; frost cake. Arrange
    blueberries in upper left corner of cake, creating a 4x5"
    rectangle. Arrange strawberries in rows for red stripes.

    Vanilla Buttercream Frosting:

    In large bowl, combine powdered sugar and butter. Add milk and
    vanilla; beat to spreading consistency.

    Yield: 2 Cups

    Recipe by Hershey Kitchens

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