Memorial Day Cake Recipes

There is no better way to celebrate Memorial Day than with Memorial Day cake recipes. Here is a favorite that many people will enjoy making and serving at local Memorial Day events.

Stars and Stripes Cake

Ingredients:

• Two pints strawberries, sliced
• half cup sugar
• One ounce plain unflavored gelatin
• 2 pints blueberries
• Half cup sugar
• One ounce plain unflavored gelatin
• Two ounce loaves angel food cake, sliced 1 inch thick
• Two of the eight ounce frozen whipped topping, thawed

Directions For Cake:

• Mix half strawberries, half cup sugar, 1 envelope of gelatin in a bowl. Set aside at room temperature,  about 15 minutes. Heat in the microwave for two minutes on full power, or until gelatin has dissolved. Stir to blend gelatin and mix in the remaining strawberries.
• In separate bowl, mash one cup of the blue berries. Stir in half cup of sugar, and one envelope of gelatin. Set aside at room temperature. Heat in the microwave for about two minutes to melt the gelatin, then stir. Mix in the remaining blueberries.
• Tightly cover the bottom and sides of a spring form or a tall, removable bottom tube pan with aluminum foil.
• Pour all of the strawberry mixture into the bottom of the cake pan, cover completely with slices of angel food cake.  Spread one container of whipped topping over the first cake layer. Make a second layer of angel food cake, like the first, and pour the blueberry mixture evenly.  Arrange the angel food cake in a third layer on top of the blueberries. Spread the remaining container of whipped topping on. Finish the dessert with a final layer of angel food cake.
• The layered cake will be higher than the edges of your pan. Lay a large piece of aluminum foil over the cake and place a baking sheet on top. Invert the cake, press the cake firmly onto the baking sheet. Weigh down the mold. Refrigerate 8 hours, or overnight.
• Soak a kitchen towel in hot water, wring out excess water, and wrap the towel around the cake pan. Let stand one minute. Remove towel. Holding the pan and plate together, shake the cake back and forth to release it. Open the spring form ring or pull back the sides of the tube pan. Do not force the cake to release. If it continues to stick, repeat the procedure with the hot towel.