What’s more Fourth of July than a red, white, and blue cake? This Fourth of July Cake is easy to make and even easier to decorate.
Store-bought vanilla dessert shells and cream cheese frosting are transformed into a festive patriotic dessert with fresh berries and patriotic colors. Whether you’re hosting a backyard barbecue or taking a dessert to a potluck, this recipe is sure to be a hit!
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Most summers I have high hopes of preparing all these amazing red, white and blue desserts for our July 4th Menu, only to find myself overwhelmed with the salads, appetizers and of course the barbecue entrees.
Which is why I love this easy dessert recipe that starts out with store-bought dessert shells and an assortment of fresh berries. If you don't feel like adding the homemade cream cheese frosting, simply use whipped topping.
Table of Contents
- Fourth of July Cake Easy
- Fourth of July Cake with Strawberries and Blueberries
- Helpful Kitchen Tools
- Main Ingredients Needed
- Step-by-Step Instructions
- 1️⃣Make the Cream Cheese Frosting
- 2️⃣Put the Dessert Together
- Before You Begin!
- Substitutions and Variations
- Storage Tips
- More Recipes to Love
- Celebrate Summer with the Red, White & Delicious Recipes eBook!
- 📖 Recipe Card
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Fourth of July Cake Easy
This patriotic cake idea is easy! It starts out with store-bought vanilla dessert shells, fresh berries and homemade cream cheese frosting. Simply spoon the cream cheese frosting into the wells in the center of the dessert shells and then fill with fresh strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries.
You can easily prepare this dessert the day before. I wouldn't put the recipe completely together until a few hours before serving. Prepare the cream cheese frosting and store in an air-tight container.
Fourth of July Cake with Strawberries and Blueberries
Traditionally most patriotic desserts are made simply with strawberries and blueberries. That being said, you can easily leave the blackberries and raspberries off of this cake if they're not fruits your family enjoys.
Whether you’re looking for a Fourth of July dessert recipe that’s easy to make or impressive to look at, this Fourth of July Cake is sure to please!
Looking for more recipe for the 4th of July? Try my Red Velvet 4th of July Cake, Patriotic Cupcakes or my Oreo Cookie Treats.
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Main Ingredients Needed
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Step-by-Step Instructions
1️⃣Make the Cream Cheese Frosting
- Add the sugar, cream cheese, milk and vanilla to a large bowl.
- Using a hand mixer, combine until everything is smooth and creamy. Make sure you scrape the sides as needed.
- Continue mixing until the frosting reaches a fluffy and creamy consistency.
2️⃣Put the Dessert Together
- Spread the frosting on top of each dessert shell.
- Then cover with the berries. Leftover berrries can be used to decorate the plates when serving.
Before You Begin!
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Substitutions and Variations
- If you don't want to use the homemade cream cheese frosting, you could substitute a canned frosting or even defrosted whipped topping.
- Change up the fruit to what your family and guests love, only try to keep the colors patriotic for the holiday.
- Top with cute American flag cupcake toppers too!
Storage Tips
- Store any leftovers in an air-tight container for up to 3 days.
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Fourth of July Cake
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Ingredients
- 8 vanilla cake dessert shells
- 3 ounces blackberries
- 3 ounces raspberries
- 3 ounces blueberries
- 6 strawberries; diced
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 - 8 ounce package cream cheese; room temperature
- ¼ cup milk
- ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Method
- Add the sugar, cream cheese, milk and vanilla extract to a large bowl.
- Using a hand mixer, blend the ingredients together until the frosting is fluffy and a creamy consistency.
- Add a littlee of the frosting to each dessert cake shell.
- Then add the berries.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Gailygirl says
Could this be made with the premade cream cheese filling one can find in the dairy case or would that mean it would need to be baked? I love cheesecake filling I don’t mind cream cheese frosting but I can’t help but think it would be delicious with cheesecake filling in it, please advise
Lois says
I've never seen pre-made cream cheese filling! I would read the directions on the container and see if it's ready to eat from the container or if it has to be baked. If it has to be baked, it would NOT work for this recipe. You could use a box of cheesecake pudding mixed with a block of softened cream cheese if you want a cheesecake flavor. You can try filling the cups with the pudding recipe from this post: https://walkingonsunshinerecipes.com/cheesecake-pudding-cups/
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Theresa @ Shoestring Elegance says
Thanks for sharing with us at the Thursdays Favorite Things party! I'm featuring your yummy recipe this week. Congrats! ~Theresa