canadian flag cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• cake:
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3 eggs, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup sour cream, at room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup milk, at room temperature
• frosting:
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• decoration:
• 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries

Recipe

Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 35 mins


• 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 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.