American Flag Cake (Mascarpone Cream)
Every year Flag Day falls on June 14th. Happy Flag Day America!
I have wanted to share a delicious flag cake for a while but it always needed a little bit of tweaking. Now, I am excited to share this recipe because it is simply perfect (That is true!)
I hope you will enjoy this recipe as much as I do! Bon Appétit!
As always, you will find the Step-by-Step Video below the recipe.
American Flag Cake (Mascarpone Cream)
This American Flag Cake is topped with Vanilla Mascarpone Cream and filled with fresh Strawberries, Raspberries and Blueberries.
Equipment
Ingredients
BERRY CAKE
- 6 oz (170 g) strawberries (Washed | Pat dry | Diced)
- 12 oz (340 g) Raspberries (Washed | Pat dry | Set aside 84)
- 18 oz (510 g) blueberries (Washed | Pat dry | Set aside 50)
- 6 egg whites (Large | At Room Temperature)
- 1 cup (245 g) milk (At Room Temperature)
- 1/4 cup (60 g) sour cream (At Room Temperature)
- 2 tsp (10 g) vanilla bean paste
- 1/2 Tbsp (6.5 g) almond extract
- 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup (30 g) corn starch
- 1 1/2 cups (300 g) sugar
- 1 1/4 tsp (5 g) baking powder
- 1/2 tsp (3 g) sea salt
- 12 Tbsp (170 g) butter (Softened | At Room Temperature)
VANILLA MASCARPONE FROSTING
- 16 oz (455 g) Mascarpone cheese (At Room Temperature)
- 2 tsp (10 g) vanilla bean paste
- 1 tsp (4 g) almond extract
- 2 cups (475 g) heavy whipping cream (Very Cold)
- 2 cups (240 g) powdered sugar
Instructions
- Place the Rectangular Flexipat® Tray on the top of your Medium perforated baking sheet. Set Aside.
- Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
BERRY CAKE PREPARATION
- Wash and pat dry all your berries. Dice your strawberries and set aside 84 Raspberries and 50 blueberries for the decoration (everything else goes into the cake).
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the egg whites, milk, sour cream, vanilla bean paste, almond extract and sour cream. Set aside.
- In a separate mixing bowl, whisk the all-purpose flour, corn starch, sugar, baking powder and sea salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer, with the paddle attachment on, cream the softened butter for 1 minute on medium high speed.
- Bring the speed to the lowest setting and sprinkle the dry ingredients. Gradually bring the speed back up until it becomes crumbly with the texture like wet sand.
- Pour slowly your liquids in 2 times into the preparation.
- Fold the diced strawberries, raspberries and blueberries. NOTE: Do not overmix the batter in order to keep a light texture.
- Pour your preparation into your Rectangular Tray. Flatten the batter with your spatula.
BAKE!
- Bake for 40 minutes at 350F/180C. (Every oven heats differently, monitor your cake from 35 minutes). It is ready when the toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Once your Berry Cake is out of the oven, let it cool down completely on your baking sheet.
VANILLA MASCARPONE FROSTING
- In a mixing bowl, beat the mascarpone with the vanilla bean paste and almond extract until smooth on medium speed, for about 1 minute.
- Add the heavy whipping cream a splash at a time while beating on Medium High Speed until light and fluffy for less than 3 minutes. IMPORTANT: Do not over mix!
- Then, fold the powdered sugar until it is combined. IMPORTANT: Do not over mix!
ASSEMBLY
- Keeping the cake inside the mold, scoop the Vanilla Mascarpone Frosting on top. Spread the cream using your offset spatula as a guide. NOTE: the cream will reach the top of the mold perfectly.
- First, arrange the blueberries (50) = 8 rows of 6 (48) + 2 blueberries.
- Then, arrange the bottom line with raspberries (16), then the very top one (9) and finally the middle one which is in line with the last row of blueberries (9).
- Add two more long lines of raspberries (16 x 2 = 32) and 2 more short lines of raspberries (9 x 2 = 18).
- "The Star-Spangled Banner" is now complete with its 50 stars (blueberries) representing the 50 States and its 13 stripes (Red | Raspberries & White | Cream) representing the 13 original colonies.
- This cake is as delicious at room temperature and also right out of the refrigerator. NOTE: Refrigerate if not eaten right away. Enjoy & Bon Appétit!
Video
Special Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
American Flag Cake (Mascarpone Cream)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 748
Calories from Fat 405
% Daily Value*
Fat 45g69%
Saturated Fat 28g175%
Trans Fat 0.5g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 7g
Cholesterol 118mg39%
Sodium 299mg13%
Potassium 224mg6%
Carbohydrates 78g26%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 54g60%
Protein 9g18%
Vitamin A 1559IU31%
Vitamin C 20mg24%
Calcium 154mg15%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Il est trop beau ce gâteau. Une excellente idéee à décliner. Bises
Merci beaucoup cela m’a pris du temps de mettre la recette au point mais c’était un souhait depuis vraiment longtemps! Gros Bisous, ~Nessa
Vraiment très original, il fallait y penser !
Merci beaucoup, c’était un gateau que je voulais faire depuis longtemps! Bisous, ~Nessa
Joli et sûrement délicieux avec ces fruits et le mascarpone que j’adore! Bon dimanche!
Oh merci Christine cela me fait si plaisir de te regaler! Tu verras la petite touche d’amande amère est une vraie gourmandise! Profites bien de ton weekend, Bisous, ~Nessa
Trop trop sympa ce gâteau US 🙂 J’adore les fruits rouges
Gros bisous et bon we Nessa
Merci beaucoup tu es adorable, je suis contente qu’il te plaise! Bisous, ~Nessa
C’est super sympa j’adore !
Ca me donne des idées pour juillet !
Bisous ma belle
Contente qu’il t’inspire! C’était mon projet depuis l’année dernière 🙂 Bisous, ~Nessa
Bravo, il est superbe, et un gros miam !! Bisous
Merci c’était un grand moment de la réaliser comme je le souhaitais, a refaire très vite! Bises, ~Nessa
Il est magnifique ! Et la crème au mascarpone est irrésistible ! Bisous
C’est à tomber par terre cette crème au mascarpone avec une pointe d’amande amère dedans. Bises! ~Nessa
Bravo il est tous simplement splendide
Bonne jorunée
Bisosu
Merci beaucoup, cela me fait trop plaisir. C’était vraiment chouette de le réussir aussi bien! Gros Bisous, ~Nessa
c’est très réussi
bonne journée
Merciiiii Annyvonne, gros bisous, ~Nessa
CA doit être très bon, à la fois onctueux et frais, et tous ces fruits, moi, j’adore ! Tu n’as plus qu’a le refaire le 4th of July !
Pour le 4 Juillet ça sera feux d’artifices, tu verras! Passes une belle journée Emilie. Bises, ~Nessa
Un joli hommage je ne connaissais pas cette, célébration bises
Oui c’est vraiment chouette. L’État de Pennsylvanie est le seul qui fait le jour férié. En fait, c’est super intéressant car le drapeau a été crée une année après la déclaration de l’indépendance des États-Unis avec les Britanniques, le 14 Juin 1777. Voila c’était ma minute histoire ahah, bises Béa! ~Nessa