4th of July Flag Cake

This is a light and delicious dessert for the 4th of July. My husband's grandmother makes this every year for the family.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 16

Ingredients

• For the crust

• 1⁄4 cup flour
• 3⁄4 cup butter
• 6  tablespoons powdered sugar

• For the icing

• 1  cup powdered sugar
• 8  ounces cream cheese
• 8  ounces Cool Whip

• For the stars and stripes

•  fresh blueberries
•  fresh sliced strawberry
•  sugar, for strawberry (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Mix with a pastry blender flour, butter and powdered sugar.
3. Push dough evenly onto a baking sheet.
4. Bake about 10 minutes or until golden brown.
5. Mix powdered sugar, softened cream cheese and cool whip with a hand mixer until creamy and well blended.
6. Spread mixture over crust after it has cooled. Reserve a small amount for "stars.".
7. Finish with arranging blueberries and strawberries into American Flag. 7 red strips and 6 white.
8. Pipe reserved icing as stars over blueberries.