Canadian Flag Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 11X17-inch baking pan with 1-inch high sides.
• Beat 1 1/2 cups sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat one egg at a time into the butter mixture; beat in sour cream and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract.
• Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. With mixer at low speed, add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with milk just until combined. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl and finish mixing with a rubber spatula. Pour batter into prepared pan; spread to corners of pan and smooth top with a spatula.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool cake completely, about 30 minutes. To remove cake from pan, run a paring knife between cake and pan. Cover cake pan with plate or cooling rack; invert to transfer cake onto plate.
• Beat cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract together in a bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to low; slowly pour in cream. Once cream is incorporated, turn mixer speed to medium-high; beat until stiff peaks form, about 2 minutes.
• Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over top and sides of cake, smoothing the top. Place 2 to 3 rows of overlapping strawberry slices parallel to short sides of cake for the two red stripes of the Canada flag. Trace out a maple leaf shape in center of cake with a toothpick; use points of strawberry slices to create points of maple leaf. Cut a strip of strawberry for the leaf stem; fill in the area of the maple leaf with sliced strawberries. Refrigerate cake until ready to serve.

Steps:

• LINE bottom of 13x9-inch pan with cake slices; set aside.
• STIR boiling water into combined dry jelly powders in large bowl at least 2 minute until jelly powder is completely dissolved.
• Add ice cubes; stir 3 to 5 minute or until thickened.
• Remove any unmelted ice. Stir in 1 cup of the strawberries.
• Spoon over cake slices.
• Refrigerate 15 minute.
• Cover evenly with the whipped topping or whipping cream.
• REFRIGERATE 4 hours or until jelly is firm.
• Arrange remaining 2 cups strawberries over whipped topping to resemble the Canadian flag.
• Store in refrigerator.

Steps:

• First, make the cake.
• Preheat oven to 350F; have ready an ungreased 13x9 oblong pan.
• Using a flour sifter, sift together flour and salt, then return to sifter and set aside.
• In large mixing bowl, beat egg whites until foamy; sprinkle with cream of tartar and beat until soft peaks form.
• Gradually add half of the sugar to the whites, beating until stiff glossy peaks form.
• In another large mixing bowl, beat egg yolks and remaining sugar until thickened; stir in orange rind and juice.
• Fold this into the egg whites.
• Sift flour, a third at a time, over the egg mixture, gently folding in each addition.
• Place this batter into the 13x9 pan and bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until spongy to a light touch.
• Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn cake out onto a wire rack to let it cool completely (if possible, wrap and store for 1 day; cake can also be frozen for up to 2 months).
• When ready, make the filling and decoration.
• Hull and slice about one-quarter of the strawberries.
• Whip the cream; stir icing sugar and vanilla into whipped cream.
• Using a long serrated knife, cut cake horizontally in half and put one layer, cut side up, on a large serving tray.
• Spread with about one-third of the whipped cream mixture and cover with a single layer of sliced strawberries.
• Carefully put the top layer, cut side down, over the berries.
• Spread remaining cream over top and sides.
• Now, cut the remaining berries in half and arrange in overlapping rows, cut side down, forming 2 side bands and a maple leaf in centre.
• Use any remaining berries as a garnish around the sides of the cake.