4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS CAKE. Dessert.

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  • Level: Easy
  • Total: 3 hr
  • Active: 35 min
  • Yield: 12 servings
This holiday showstopper dessert is a classic buttermilk-based Bundt cake with a tangy lemony glaze. Red, white and blue nonpareils and rock candy sticks give the cake a fun patriotic visual, perfect for a July 4th party or cookout.

Ingredients

For the Cake:

For the Glaze:

Directions

  1. Make the cake: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 10 to 12-cup Bundt pan, making sure to get in all the crevices; dust with flour and tap out the excess. Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
  2. Beat the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then beat in the sour cream and vanilla. (The batter may look curdled.) Reduce the mixer speed to medium-low and add the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the buttermilk; beat until combined.
  3. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake until the cake is golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool 15 minutes in the pan; loosen the edge of the cake with a knife and invert onto the rack to cool completely.
  4. Make the glaze: Whisk the confectioners’ sugar, lemon juice, water and vanilla in a bowl; add a splash more water if the glaze is too thick. Spoon the glaze over the cake, letting it drip down the sides. Decorate with nonpareils. Let stand until set, 5 to 10 minutes. Put rock candy sticks in the center of the cake.