A fun and festive cake, this Patriotic Bundt Cake is great for the upcoming holidays. With red, white, and blue cake and decorations, this is a standout!
I love a good festive cake and you will surely get that with this Patriotic Bundt Cake! It is super fun and easy as we start out with a cake mix.
I have absolutely nothing against using a cake mix in any recipe, especially if you are new to baking, they really help you get the feel of how to get started.
This one is doctored up slightly by separating the cake mix out and coloring and also decorating with fun and festive colors and sprinkles.
This Patriotic Bundt Cake will be the showstopper at your next gathering. Everyone will be running toward this fun and tasty cake, at least that has been our experience!
Bundt cakes are one of my favorites to make and they serve a lot of people, so they are a great cake to bring anywhere but also to just enjoy at home.
Some of our other favorite bundt cake recipes that we have on our site include: Chocolate Bundt Cake, Strawberry Cheesecake Bundt Cake and Banana Bundt Cake.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- Minimal and easy-to-find ingredients help this cake come together easily.
- You can change up the colors for any occasion.
- This serves a crowd.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE BELOW):
Box white cake mix
Vanilla pudding mix, dry
Whole milk
Egg whites
Vegetable oil
Red gel food coloring
Blue gel food coloring
Red candy melts
White candy melts
Blue candy melts
Red, white and blue or star sprinkles for decorating
HOW TO MAKE A PATRIOTIC BUNDT CAKE:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a bundt pan and set aside.
- In a large bowl combine the cake mix, pudding mix, milk, egg whites and vegetable oil. Using a hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat on medium speed for two minutes.
- Divide the mixture evenly into three separate bowls. Add the red food coloring to one of the bowls and mix until well combined. Repeat with the blue food coloring in another of the bowls. The third bowl will remain uncolored.
- Drop spoonfuls of the three different colored batters into the prepared bundt pan in a random pattern. Ensure the batter is evenly distributed on all sides of the pan.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to finish cooling.
- Melt the candy melts according to the package directions. Add the melted candy melts to three small resealable bags, one for each color. Cut the tip of one of the corners on each bag. Drizzle the melted candy melts over the cooled cake. Immediately add the sprinkles while the candy melts are still wet. Allow candy melts to set before slicing and serving.
DO I HAVE TO USE A CAKE MIX?
No! We use a cake mix because it really makes this cake come together quickly and easily. If you have a homemade white cake recipe that you like, feel free to use that.
CAN I USE OTHER COLORS?
Absolutely, if you want to make this cake for other occasions such as Christmas, Halloween, Easter, or a birthday you can switch out the food coloring.
We suggest that you use gel food coloring because it has more saturation than regular food coloring and produces a brighter more vibrant color with a lesser amount.
WHAT SIZE BUNDT PAN DO I NEED?
This requires you to use a standard bundt pan which is 10-12 cups. If you do not have a bundt pan you can easily buy one at Walmart or Amazon.
This can also be spooned into a 9×13-inch pan as well if you do not want to have to go buy a bundt pan.
HOW TO STORE:
This can be stored covered or in a cake saver at room temperature where it will keep for up to 3 days.
This can also be frozen, to do that, we suggest freezing it before decorating. Wrap your cake in plastic wrap and then foil and place in a freezer container if you can. This will keep frozen for up to 3 months.
To defrost, place on countertop until thawed, decorate and then serve.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- Use gel food coloring as it saturates better.
- Other colors can be used for different occasions.
- If you are using a dark bundt pan reduce the heat to 325 degrees F.
- You can decorate the top in anyway that you like, we like to use the melting chocolate and sprinkles.
- This can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
Looking for that perfectly colorful and festive cake to bring to your next gathering? This Patriotic Bundt Cake is the perfect easy, tasty and fun dessert to bring along.
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Patriotic Bundt Cake
Ingredients
- 15.25 ounce box white cake mix
- 3 ounce box vanilla pudding mix dry mix only, do not make
- 1 cup whole milk
- 3 large egg whites
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- ½ teaspoon red gel food coloring
- ½ teaspoon blue gel food coloring
- 3 ounces red candy melts
- 3 ounces white candy melts
- 3 ounces blue candy melts
- Red white and blue or star sprinkles for decorating
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a bundt pan and set aside.
- In a large bowl combine the cake mix, pudding mix, milk, egg whites and vegetable oil. Using a hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat on medium speed for two minutes.
- Divide the mixture evenly into three separate bowls. Add the red food coloring to one of the bowls and mix until well combined. Repeat with the blue food coloring in another of the bowls. The third bowl will remain uncolored.
- Drop spoonfuls of the three different colored batters into the prepared bundt pan in a random pattern. Ensure the batter is evenly distributed on all sides of the pan.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to finish cooling.
- Melt the candy melts according to the package directions. Add the melted candy melts to three small resealable bags, one for each color. Cut the tip of one of the corners on each bag. Drizzle the melted candy melts over the cooled cake. Immediately add the sprinkles while the candy melts are still wet. Allow candy melts to set before slicing and serving.
Notes
- Use gel food coloring as it saturates better.
- Other colors can be used for different occasions.
- If you are using a dark bundt pan reduce the heat to 325 degrees F.
- You can decorate the top any way that you like, we like to use the melting chocolate and sprinkles.
- This can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
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