28 Red, White And Blue Patriotic Recipes For July 4th

Flag cakes, layer cakes, cupcakes, pies and more desserts that'll make you think about the stars and stripes.

I remember being a kid and making a low-budget U.S. flag cake every Fourth of July. It was a sheet cake made from a box of Duncan Hines yellow cake mix, messily slathered in Cool Whip (which was always still a little frozen, because we lacked the foresight to take it out of the freezer to defrost) and haphazardly striped with berries, never with the right number of stars or stripes.

It’s a tradition a lot of us haven’t put much thought into, but last summer, after the recent social movements and political unrest in our country, a lot of us started thinking about flag cakes a little differently.

The American flag represents a lot of things to a lot of people ― some good, some abhorrently not good. To some, the flag represents life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, or perhaps a historical symbol of defiance. But it can also represent a threat ― a physical symbol used for political weaponization that alienates people who should be embraced in its folds.

You may think twice about the flag cake you typically make, or forego it entirely. But you could also turn it into something beautiful that represents your idea of what the U.S. is supposed to be. If the latter is your preference, you’ve got lots of options. Below, we’ve chosen 28 recipes from food bloggers who’ve masterfully donned their desserts in red, white and blue.

1
Spicy Southern Kitchen
Brownie Flag
2
A Classic Twist
Red, White and Blue Popsicles (Coconut Berry Ice Pops)
3
Sallys Baking Addiction
American Flag Pie
4
Becca Bakes
Checkerboard Cake
5
I Am Baker
Flag Cupcake Cake
6
Hummingbird High
Frankenstein Cake
7
A Classic Twist
Red, White And Blue Layered Flag Cake
8
Life, Love and Sugar
Angel Food Flag Cake
9
Recipe Girl
Red, White And Blue Cheesecake Cake
10
Life, Love and Sugar
Flag Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
11
How Sweet It Is
No-Bake Cheesecake Triple Berry Tart
12
Brown Eyed Baker
Red, White And Blue Berry Trifle
13
How Sweet Eats
Red, White and Blue Poke Cake with M&Ms
14
Brown Eyed Baker
Firecracker Cake
15
Gimme Some Oven
Stained Glass Jello
16
Life, Love and Sugar
Red, White and Blue Swirl Cupcakes
17
Life Love And Sugar
Strawberry And Blueberry Cheesecake Icebox Cake
18
Brown Eyed Baker
Scratch Flag Cake
19
Grandbaby Cakes
Berry Icebox Cake
20
Oh Sweet Basil
Reese's Firecracker Oreos
21
Completely Delicious
Berry Poke Cake
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22
Skinny Taste
Red, White And Blue Fruit Pizza
23
American Flag Pie
American Flag Pie
24
Hummingbird High
American Flag Cake
25
Grandbaby Cakes
Red And Blue Spiked Snow Cones
26
I Am Baker
Patriotic Surprise Inside Cake
27
Brown Eyed Baker
Red, White and Blue Layered Finger Jello
28
Life, Love and Sugar
Red, White and Blue Ice Cream Cake

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