Union Jack Red Velvet Cake

Union Jack Red Velvet Cake

This Union Jack Red Velvet Layer Cake topped with Cream Cheese Frosting and Fresh Berries is fit for a right royal celebration! Get patriotic with the recipe below.

A recipe fit for a king or queen

It seems as though a summer doesn’t go by without some need to bring out the bunting, host a BBQ and get waving those flags.

Whether it’s a royal occasion, the Olympics or Eurovision, there are lots of reasons to celebrate and enjoy patriotic bakes.

The good thing about the Union Jack flag is that it’s easy to replicate with blueberries and either strawberries or raspberries.

This Royal Red Velvet Layer Cake from Supper in the Suburbs is topped with Cream Cheese Forsting and Fresh Berries for a Union Jack Cake fit for a royal celebration.

How to make a Union Jack Cake

Before we get down to the detail, let’s see which of you knows your Union Jack really well. Can you spot the mistake? I may have accidentally left the raspberries off of the top of the cake meaning the red X that represents Ireland is missing. OOPS! It was an accident I promise.

Full instructions below will remind you to include Ireland on your cake!

You’ll notice in the ingredients list that I’ve said to use Kerry Cook’s cream cheese frosting on top of the Union Jack Red Velvet Cake. Kerry is the QUEEN of cream cheese frosting. She’s come up with an amazing recipe and method for making the best cream cheese frosting and it wouldn’t have been fair for me to recreate it here.Visit her blog for the recipe. I guarantee you’ll love it!

A Red Velvet Cake fit for the Royals

The Recipe

Now you may be wondering why I’ve chosen to make such a Great British cake with an American cake recipe – well, I’ve adapted the original American red velvet cake recipe which usually uses buttermilk and is measured out in cups to have UK measurements and uses yogurt instead. Not all supermarkets sell buttermilk which can be a bit of a nuisance! Hopefully this Red Velvet Recipe is UK friendly!

Celebrate in Great British style with this Red Velvet Layer Cake covered in Cream Cheese Frosting and Fresh Berries

Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

This Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is perfect for all kinds of occasions. It's already converted to UK measurements (metric) so you don't have to do the hard work!
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Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, British
Servings 12 portions
Calories 514.96 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 175 g butter
  • 225 g caster sugar
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tsp red food gel
  • 200 g self raising flour
  • 50 g cocoa powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 150 g natural yogurt
  • Cream cheese frosting from Kerry Cooks
  • 100 g blueberries
  • 4 strawberries
  • 100 g raspberries

Instructions
 

  • Begin by pre-heating your oven to 180C or gas mark 4.
  • Get organised and line two 20cm cake tins with grease proof paper and place to one side.
  • In a large bowl cream together the butter, sugar and seeds from the vanilla pod until light and creamy.
  • Add the eggs one at a time mixing well after each egg.
  • You will know it is ready when the mixture is pale and fluffy.
  • Add in the food colouring and stir well to make sure its evenly distributed.
  • Next fold in the flour, cocoa powder and pinch of salt into the red mix.
  • Finally fold in the yogurt.
  • Spoon the mixture into the two cake tins and place in the centre of the oven for 20 – 25 minutes until they are bouncy to the touch.
  • Leave them to cool slightly before turning out on to a wire wrack.
  • Allow to cook completely before decorating.
  • Once the cakes a completely cool, sandwich together with half of the cream cheese frosting.
  • Top the cake with the remaining cream cheese frosting before adding the fruit.
  • To make the union jack, begin by taking the green tops off of the strawberries and thinly slicing. Lay these out, slightly overlapping each other to create the + in the centre of the cake.
  • Next use the raspberries to create the X leaving a slight gap between the raspberries and strawberries so the cream cheese frosting shows through.
  • Finally, use the blueberries to fill in the remaining space, again leaving a gap between the blueberries and other fruit so some of the cream cheese frosting shows through.

Nutrition

Calories: 514.96kcalCarbohydrates: 37.48gProtein: 5.32gFat: 2.95gSaturated Fat: 1.27gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 44.15mgSodium: 43.44mgPotassium: 160.08mgFiber: 2.61gSugar: 21.73gVitamin A: 103.9IUVitamin C: 5.41mgCalcium: 49.46mgIron: 1.03mg
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This Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting and Fresh Berries is definitely fit for a royal celebration

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