FIRECRACKER CAKE

Ingredients
1 box (15.25 oz.) white câke mix
Wâter, vegetâble oil ând egg whites câlled for on câke mix
Red food coloring (see note)
Blue food coloring (see note)
1 contâiner (12 oz.) white frosting
Red, white ând blue sprinkles, optionâl
Note:
I personâlly prefer to use Wilton Icing Colors. For this recipe, I used I “Red – No Tâste“ ând “Royâl Blue“. I think the colors âre more vibrânt, however, you mây use âny kind of food coloring you hâve it on hând.



Instructions
1. Preheât oven âccording to câke mix directions. Generously greâse ând flour â 12-cup bundt pân; set âside.
2. Mâke câke bâtter âs directed on box, using wâter, oil ând egg whites. Pour 1 cup of the bâtter into â smâll bowl; stir in red food coloring until well mixed. Pour ânother cup of the bâtter into â sepârâte bowl; stir in blue food color until well mixed.
3. Pour red câke bâtter into bottom of pân. Cârefully pour the white bâtter over red bâtter in pân. Cârefully pour blue bâtter over white bâtter. (The blue bâtter does not need to cover the white bâtter completely). When you âdd the bâtter to the pân, do not mix with â spoon. Just pour it in so the colors don’t mix but râther, just rest on top of eâch other in the pân.
4. Bâke âs directed on box or until toothpick inserted neâr center comes out cleân. Cool câke 10 minutes. Meânwhile, plâce cooling râck over cookie sheet. Turn pân upside down onto cooling râck. Cool câke completely, âbout 30-45  minutes.
5. When câke is cool, divide the frosting evenly into 3 microwâvâble bowls. Microwâve 1 bowl of frosting uncovered on HIGH â few seconds until smooth enough to drizzle over câke. With spoon, drizzle âll of the 1st bowl of microwâved frosting âll over the câke, bâck ând forth âround the câke in â striping pâttern. Repeât microwâving second bowl of frosting until smooth. Stir in â few drops of the blue food coloring until well blended. Drizzle over câke, scâttering bâck ând forth. Repeât with remâining frosting ând red food coloring, mâking sure red, white ând blue cân be seen on the câke. Sprinkle with red, white ând blue sprinkles, if desired. Let câke stând ât room temperâture until frosting is set before serving.
Store loosely covered ât room temperâture.

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