America's Birthday Cake Recipe

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My birthday is July 3, so we celebrate it along with America's birthday. I created this yummy cake as a way to serve a red, white and blue cake for both occasions. We top each piece with a birthday candle and everyone blows out the candle to celebrate both birthdays. Darlene Brenden Salem, Oregon

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America's Birthday Cake Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling

Yield: 15 Servings

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Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup red food coloring
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups cake flour
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
SAUCE:
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup orange juice
2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Dash salt
CREAM:
1-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the food coloring, vinegar and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
For sauce, in a small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in orange juice until smooth. Add the blueberries, nutmeg and salt; cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Cool.
In a small bowl, whip cream and confectioners' sugar until stiff peak forms. Serve cake with sauce and whipped cream. Yield: 15 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 piece with 2 tablespoons sauce and 3 tablespoons cream equals 378 calories, 16 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 61 mg cholesterol, 287 mg sodium, 55 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as America's Birthday Cake in Taste of Home June/July 2009, p20