Cowboy Cope Rebel Flag Cake Recipe

How to make it

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• Prepare and bake cake according to package directions, using two greased 10-in. square baking pans...
• Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks...
• For frosting, in a mixing bowl, combine the shortening, sugar, water, salt and vanilla...
• Beat on medium speed for 5-8 minutes or until fluffy...
• Place one cake on a serving plate; spread with 2/3 cup frosting...
• Top with remaining cake...
• *In a small bowl*
• Combine 2/3 cup frosting and blue food coloring...
• In another bowl, combine 1-2/ cups frosting and red food coloring...
• Fill pastry or plastic bag with 1/4 cup white frosting; cut a small hole in the corner of the bag and set aside...
• Frost cake top and sides with remaining white frosting...
• With blue frosting, make the crossing bars...
• With red frosting, fill in 4-sections...
• Pipe white stars over blue frosting...
• Pipe white stripes on outside of blue bars...
• Pipe white stripe around outside of rebel flag...