America's Birthday Cake Recipe

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America's Birthday Cake
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Ingredients
21
Count
Nutrition
322
Calories
Total time
55
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1-1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup red food coloring
  • 2-1/4 cups cake flour
  • 2 tbsp baking cocoa
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • sauce:
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
  • dash salt
  • cream:
  • 3 tbsp confectioners' sugar

Directions:

  1. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the food coloring, vinegar and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
  2. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
  3. For sauce, in a small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in orange juice until smooth. Add the blueberries, nutmeg and salt; cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Cool.
  4. In a small bowl, whip cream and confectioners' sugar until stiff peak forms. Serve cake with sauce and whipped cream. Yield: 15 servings.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 322.45 Kcal (1350 kJ)
Calories from fat 115.01 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.78g 20%
Cholesterol 40.06mg 13%
Sodium 280.72mg 12%
Potassium 113.16mg 2%
Total Carbs 48.73g 16%
Sugars 28.86g 115%
Dietary Fiber 1.73g 7%
Protein 3.5g 7%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 14%
Iron 1.8mg 10%
Calcium 36.8mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 240.36 Kcal (1006 kJ)
Calories from fat 85.74 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.53g 20%
Cholesterol 29.86mg 13%
Sodium 209.26mg 12%
Potassium 84.36mg 2%
Total Carbs 36.32g 16%
Sugars 21.51g 115%
Dietary Fiber 1.29g 7%
Protein 2.61g 7%
Vitamin C 6.5mg 14%
Iron 1.3mg 10%
Calcium 27.4mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 7.2
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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