July 4th Star Cake

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July 4th Star Cake   

 

Star Cake Pan

Decorating Tip: 16, 21

Ingredients:
1 (18.25 ounce) yellow cake mix
1 pint strawberries
1 pint blueberries
1/3 cup currant jelly, melted
Stabilized Whipped Cream Icing

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Brush pan with vegetable shortening and dust with flour. Shake out excess flour. Prepare mix according to directions. Bake 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on rack 10 minutes and turn out on board cut to fit. Completely cool cake before decorating. Slice strawberries 1/4-inch thick lengthwise. Leave 2 whole strawberries for garnish.

Brush cake with melted currant jelly. Pipe tip 16 star border on cake top. Fill in border with blueberries. Fill in remainder of cake top with sliced strawberries. Pipe tip 21 bottom star border. Brush all berries with melted currant jelly. Refrigerate until time to serve. 

Makes 12 servings.

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