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FLAG CAKE
1 package (18-1/4 ounces) white cake mix
1 cup shortening
1 package (2 pounds) confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Blue and red food coloring

Prepare and bake cake according to package directions,
using two greased 9-in. round baking pans.
Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
For frosting, in a mixing bowl, combine the shortening,
sugar, water, salt and vanilla.
Beat on medium speed for 5-8 minutes or until fluffy.
Place one cake on a serving plate;
spread with 2/3 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake.
In a small bowl, combine 2/3 cup frosting and blue food coloring. In another bowl,
combine 1-1/2 cups frosting and red food coloring.
Fill pastry or plastic bag with 1/4 cup white frosting;
cut a small hole in the corner of the bag and set aside.
Frost cake top and sides with remaining white frosting.
With blue frosting, frost a 3-in. section in the upper left corner of the cake.
Pipe white stars over blue frosting.
Fill another pastry or plastic bag with red frosting;
cut a large hole in the corner of the bag.
Pipe stripes across top of cake. Yield: 12-14 servings.

Allee....you should take pictures of those for us to see, that sounds awesome! You must be really creative

I am making flip flops in red, white and blue out of cake. And a firecracker - which will be a sponge cake, jelly roll with strawberry filling covered w/whipped cream, decorated w/candy.

Let's post some neat "themed" dishes with red, white and blue!

What I thought about making this year is a red and blue jello salad with cool whip. I thought about cutting the jello out with star shaped cookie cutters and adding blueberrys and strawberrys.

I alos though of just deocrating a cake with red and blue icing in an American flag design.

What are you guys making for the fourth?