Hot Cinnamon Fireworks Cake

Hot Cinnamon Fireworks Cake

Hot Cinnamon Fireworks Cake

Host a patriotic bash with dazzling desserts.

It’s easy to throw a 4th of July party that looks like you worked on it for weeks, even if you just started the planning process.

Celebrate the holiday in style with delicious, easy-to-make desserts. With the right recipes, your sweets will be as captivating as the colorful spectacle of fireworks above.

• Hot Cinnamon Fireworks Cake: Crushed cinnamon drops add color and a slight hot cinnamon flavor to the inside of the cake, while simple melted candy details make the cake look like a firework bursting.

 No-Bake Cheesecake Star Pops: Fun star-shaped pops of no-bake cheesecake will be a hit with adults and kids alike. Drizzled or dipped in melted Candy Melts candy, these festive star pops are easy to shape in star-shaped silicone treat molds.

Your party-planning confidence will skyrocket with these delicious dessert ideas from the Wilton test kitchen.

 Source: Family Features.

Yield: 12 servings

2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

2 cups (4 sticks) butter, softened

2 cups granulated sugar

6 eggs

1-1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

1 bottle (6 ounces) Cinnamon Drops, crushed

1 box (1.5 ounces) Blue Colorburst Batter Bits

1 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar

3 to 4 Tbsp. milk

Red, white and royal blue Candy Melts candy (or similar candy wafers), melted red, white and blue colored sugars

 

Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray Dimensions ­Cascade Pan with vegetable pan spray.

In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. In second large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, scraping bottom and sides of bowl often. Add vanilla; beat until well combined. Add flour mixture and beat at low speed until just combined. Fold in Cinnamon Drops and blue Batter Bits. Pour into prepared pan; smooth out top. Bake 60 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on cooling grid. Remove from pan and cool completely. In large bowl, whisk together confectioners’ sugar and milk. Drizzle melted candy onto cake to look like fireworks. Sprinkle sugars onto melted candy.

Source: Family Features.

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