July 4th Flag Cake – Ina Garten’s Recipe

July 5, 2009 · Posted in Baked Goods, Cheap Eats, Dessert, Pastries, Recipes · 4 Comments 

Every July 4th, I usually follow the tradition of going to a friend’s or relative’s bbq for the weekend.  Quite honestly, I have never been a fan of bbq, but I enjoy socializing and mingling with others.  With these bbqs, the only part that I play is either clean up or maintanence which I’m not a fan of.    So this year, I swear to myself that I will make dessert.   And the only time I will clean up is after myself when I’m making the dessert.  Now I’m not being lazy or selfish, but there are many others who could help and I refuse to do it since I’m going to contribute a huge cake!

Now understand that I’m not much of a baker.  I think only recently that I’ve taken this interest.  There are a lot of things that I’ve only done for my first time, like this cake that I will show you, for instance.  My source of inspiration for a cake for the fourth of July is the Food Network website.  FN is the only channel, next to Fit TV, which I really watch.  And the website had a special section for July 4th recipes and one of them was Ina Garten’s Flag Cake recipe!

Ina Garten's Flag Cake Recipe

Ina Garten's Flag Cake Recipe

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