I used to always make my Flag Cake recipe every 4th because it’s a tradition.But I’m going to let you in on a little secret…lately I’ve been cheating and making a semi-homemade version instead! Email Me the Recipe! Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Email Address *OptionsSave to my free Well Plated recipe boxHidden Username FieldGo From time to time, we'll send you Well Plated emails.You can unsubscribe anytime.

Have an account? Log In.After you’ve crossed state lines to buy the GOOD fireworks (shh, I won’t tell), threaded chicken onto countless skewers, and prepped your potato salad, you don’t have a lot of time left to make dessert for your Fourth of July party.Do you: A) Grab a clamshell container of sad, dry grocery store cupcakes with gobs of red, white, and blue frosting on top? Then watch your guests scrape off the frosting, gingerly take a bite, and discretely toss the rest? B) Skip the dessert because… Fruit Salad is kind of like a dessert, right? Or C) Break out the beaters and make a Flag Cake from scratch because is it even Fourth of July without it? If your answer is C, I’m with you, friend, but life lately has been busy! Instead, here are two easy options to make a shortcut flag your guests will absolutely adore: Make the frosting, not the cake.

Use a yellow or white cake from a boxed mix, and make a homemade cream cheese frosting while it bakes.(I use the one in my original F

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