Festive Flag Cake

Name: Festive Flag Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Yield: 35
Ingredients: 2 Master Recipe for Celebration Cakes (recipe on www.familycirclecom); 2 recipes Vanilla Buttercream (recipe follows); Small candy-coated chocolate candies and small flags

Makes 35

Prep 30 m

Bake 25 - 30 m

Ingredients

2 Master Recipe for Celebration Cakes (recipe on www.familycirclecom)
2 recipes Vanilla Buttercream (recipe follows)
Small candy-coated chocolate candies and small flags

Directions

1 of 3 Grease two 10 x 2-inch-round-cake pans; 7 x 2-1/2-inch springform pan. Line bottoms with waxed paper; grease paper. Fill springform with batter 1/2 inch from top. Divide remaining batter equally between 10-inch pans.
2 of 3 Bake the 3 cakes in 350 degrees F oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until 10-inch cakes test clean with wooden pick. Remove 10-inch cakes from oven. Leave 7-inch cake in oven; cover loosely with foil. Bake 25 to 30 minutes longer or until wooden pick tests clean. Cool cakes in pans on wire rack 5 minutes. Remove cakes to rack to cool. Trim 7-inch cake so top is flat.
3 of 3 Place one 10-inch cake, flat side down, on plate. Spread top with 1 cup buttercream. Place second 10-inch cake, flat side up, on top. Spread top with 1 cup buttercream. Trim top of 7-inch layer, to make even. Place, flat side up, on top. Frost cake with remaining buttercream. Decorate with flags and candies.