A simple and decadent Hershey’s chocolate buttermilk cake topped with cream cheese glaze, strawberries and blueberries.
AMAZING PATRIOTIC CAKE
My fellow Americans, this Red White and Blue Cake With Strawberries and Blueberries screams U.S.A. One look at it and Stars and Stripes Forever breaks out.
It is a rich, dense, indulgent Hershey’s chocolate pound cake topped with tangy cream cheese frosting, strawberries and blueberries. How much more American and delicious can you get?
Picture your Fourth of July or Memorial Day dessert table with this as the centerpiece. It will be as exciting, if not more, than the fireworks display.
It’s sure to be a major crowd pleaser with it’s patriotic colors and explosive taste. Plus it’s simple to serve and is an easy patriotic dessert to make.
Hershey’s All American Chocolate Cake Ingredients
- Butter
- Sugar
- Vanilla
- Eggs
- Instant Coffee Optional
- Water Optional
- Buttermilk or Sour Milk
- Flour
- Cocoa
- Salt
- Baking Powder
- Cream Cheese
- Butter
- Powdered Sugar
- Vanilla Extract
- Milk
- 4 to 6 Medium to Large Strawberries
- 30 to 34 Blueberries
- 8 Raspberries Optional
Red White And Blue Chocolate Cake Recipe
Instructions For Hershey’s Chocolate Pound Cake
- Cream butter, sugar and vanilla and add eggs.
- Dissolve coffee granules in hot water and combine with buttermilk. (The coffee and hot water are optional.)
- Combine flour, salt, baking powder and cocoa; add alternately with buttermilk mixture (or just buttermilk if not using coffee).
- Pour batter into a greased tube or bundt pan and bake at 325 for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
- Let cake completely cool before putting glaze and fruit on cake.
- Pour glaze on cake and arrange fruit.
Instructions For Cream Cheese Glaze
- Blend cream cheese and butter until smooth.
- Add powdered sugar and vanilla.
- Add milk and beat until smooth.
- Pour or spoon on cake.
Instructions For Arrangement Of Fruit
- Cut strawberries in 3 slices length wise and place around top end of cake.
- Arrange blueberries inside strawberries in 2 circles.
- Place raspberries around the whole in the middle, standing up. If you’re not using raspberries you can use strawberries here.
American Pound Cake
According to this post in Wikipedia it is believed pound cake originally came from Northern Europe in the early 1700’s. However, a recipe for pound cake appeared in the U.S. in American Cookery, the first U.S. cookbook, which was published in 1796.
Final Thoughts On Chocolate Red White And Blue Cake
Seriously, one look at this Red White and Blue Cake and you want to stand at attention and salute. But, it’s not only a beautiful patriotic cake, it tastes amazing with its indulgent, rich chocolate flavor and tangy cream cheese glaze. So friends, this is absolutely the perfect cake for your Memorial Day, Fourth of July or summer cookout.
In case you have any queries regarding the recipe feel free to reach out via the comment section or the contact page. Also, if you have tried this recipe, I would love to hear about your experiences.
I have linked to our related recipes below and I’m sure you will love them.
More Pound Cakes From Scratch
- Easy Homemade Chocolate Pound Cake
- Double Chocolate Pound Cake
- Southern Chocolate Pound Cake
- Whipping Cream Pound Cake
- Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake Recipe (With Nuts)
- Homemade Strawberry Pound Cake With Strawberry Glaze
Red, White And Blue Cake With Strawberries And Blueberries
Equipment
- Stand or Hand Mixer
- Bundt or Tube Pan
Ingredients
Chocolate Pound Cake
- 1½ cups Butter Room Temperature
- 3 cups Sugar
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- 5 Eggs Room Temperature
- 2 tsp Instant Coffee Optional
- ¼ cup Water
- 1 cup Buttermilk or Sour Milk Room Temperature
- 2 cups Flour Unsifted
- ¾ cup Cocoa
- 1 tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Baking Powder
Cream Cheese Glaze
- 4 to 6 Tbsp Cream Cheese Room Temperature
- 4 Tbsp Butter Room Temperature
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar Preferably Sifted
- 1 to 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 to 4 Tbsp Milk Room Temperature
Fruit For Decoration
- 4 to 6 Medium to Large Strawberries
- 30 to 34 Blueberries
- 8 Raspberries Optional
Instructions
Instructions for Chocolate Pound Cake
- Cream butter, sugar and vanilla for 5 minutes at medium speed.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Dissolve coffee granules in hot water and combine with buttermilk. (The coffee and hot water are optional.)
- Combine flour, salt, baking powder and cocoa; add alternately with buttermilk mixture (or just buttermilk if not using coffee).
- Beat just until blended.
- Pour batter into a greased tube or bundt pan.
- Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until shark knife comes out clean.
- Let cake completely cool before putting glaze and fruit on cake.
- Pour glaze on cake and arrange fruit.
Instructions For Cream Cheese Glaze
- Blend cream cheese and butter until smooth.
- Add powdered sugar and vanilla.
- Add milk a tablespoon at a time, depending on how thick or thin you like it.
- Pour or spoon on cake.
Arrange Fruit
- Cut strawberries in 3 slices length wise and place around top end of cake. The end of each strawberry should just be hanging off the cake.
- Arrange blue berries inside strawberries in 2 circles, the outer circle being larger than the inner circle.
- Place raspberries around the whole in the middle, standing up. If you're not using raspberries you can use strawberries here.
