A tender strawberry poke cake is topped with a creamy cheesecake inspired topping and fresh summer berries. This light and airy cake is topped with berries to make either an American flag cake or a Candian flag. It is as pretty as it is delicious!
A Delicious Summer Cake
This is a moist and easy cake to make any time of year.Top it off with fresh berries or turn it into a flag cake for your 4th of July picnic table or Canada day celebration!It’s great for celebrations because it’s best made ahead of time.Let the kids help decorate the flag in “stars and stripes” or for Canada Day, slice strawberries vertically to make leaves and then place them on the cake in the shape of a maple leaf.This fun cake recipe will be an annual summer dessert go-to! Bake more than one and freeze them for up to 6 weeks for future holidays and birthday celebrations!
Ingredients & Variations
Cake – The batter for this cake is easy from a boxed cake mix! Experiment with different cakes and Jello flavors. Yellow cake, Funfetti, or red velvet cake mixes can be paired with cherry, blueberry, or watermelon Jello. Topping – The topping on this cake is a play on our favorite no bake cheesecake recipe. To make it faster, simply frost the cake with whipped topping or your favorite frosting. For the fruit, choose strawberries that are about the same size so the ‘stripes’ are uniform across the top of the cake. Decorations – Lines of strawberries make red and white stripes. Use red licorice vines to make outline the red stripe for the strawberries. Add silver or gold edible glitter to the top or red, white, and blue sprinkles. Swap out the strawberries for rows of raspberries if you’d like. If making a Canadian flag, cut the strawberries top to bottom to make a triangular shape. Use the image above to create a maple leaf design and place strawberries along the sides of the cake to resemble a flag.
How to Make a Flag Cake
Making this cake is sure to become part of every celebration! This is an easy make-ahead cake! Prepare up to step 3 and keep refrigerated until ready to frost.
Storing Tips
Keep flag cake covered and in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Freeze portions (after removing the berries) by gently wrapping them in plastic wrap and then putting the portions in a zippered bag. Pop one or two out and thaw in the refrigerator before serving.
Easy Peasy Poke Cakes!
Chocolate Poke Cake – made from scratch Strawberry Poke Cake – so easy to make Creamsicle Orange Poke Cake – a total crowd pleaser Coconut Caramel Poke Cake – perfect for a party
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