There’s only one thing as exciting as the fireworks display on the Fourth: an all-American dessert to satisfy your sweet tooth after a day of appetizers, grilling and cocktails. Whether you choose a traditional layer cake piled high with fluffy frosting, an ice cream cake decked out in red, white and blue or a no-fuss icebox cake, there’s no denying that cake is the perfect celebratory treat. That’s why we’ve rounded up lots of patriotic options for your backyard bash, starting with this shortcut option. It’s made so much easier with a brilliant hack: Store-bought angel food cake is cut and rearranged to look just like a flag waving in the wind—which means you don’t need a special pan!