Red, White, & Blue 4th of July Bundt Cake Recipe

Get ready to steal the show at your Independence Day celebration with this vibrant 4th of July Bundt Cake! Made with a simple cake mix and a few drops of food coloring, this patriotic dessert comes together in a flash—but looks like it came straight from a bakery display case. With bold red, white, and blue layers and a festive drizzled frosting, it’s the ultimate easy-but-impressive holiday dessert. Whether you’re hosting a backyard BBQ, bringing a treat to a fireworks picnic, or just celebrating at home with family, this cake makes a sweet and colorful centerpiece.

And the best part? You don’t need any baking skills or fancy tools to pull this off. This cake is a fun and approachable recipe that anyone can master—kids included! It’s also a great make-ahead dessert that holds up beautifully at room temperature, so you can bake it the night before and spend the holiday relaxing.

Make a stunning red, white, and blue bundt cake for the 4th of July  using a simple cake mix and a few drops of food coloring. Easy, festive, and fun!

Ingredients

• 1 box Super Moist White Cake mix (plus ingredients listed on the box—typically water, oil, and eggs)
• 12–14 oz whipped fluffy white frosting
• Red and blue food coloring

If you’d rather make this cake from scratch, may we suggest using our favorite Red Velvet Cake recipe drizzled with white and blue frosting?

Easy 4th of July Bundt Cake Recipe | Whip up this festive 4th of July Bundt Cake in no time with just cake mix, food coloring, and canned frosting. The perfect patriotic dessert!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• No fancy ingredients or equipment needed – A cake mix and food coloring do all the work.
• Gorgeous red, white, and blue swirls inside and out – The surprise inside is just as stunning as the outside!
• Kid-friendly and crowd-pleasing – Bright colors and sweet frosting are always a hit.
• Perfect for picnics, BBQs, and fireworks – travels well and serves a crowd.
• Quick and easy to make (beginner friendly!), but looks professional – You’ll get all the compliments with minimal effort.

Celebrate Independence Day with a colorful 4th of July Bundt Cake! Red, white, and blue inside and out—easy to make and beautiful to serve.

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Red, White, & Blue 4th of July Bundt Cake

Yield: 15

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Celebrate Independence Day with a colorful 4th of July Bundt Cake! Red, white, and blue inside and out—easy to make and beautiful to serve.

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Ingredients

• 1 box white cake mix (+ the ingredients the cake mix calls for)
• 12 – 14 oz whipped fluffy white frosting
• red and blue food coloring

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to what is instructed on cake mix box
2. Make cake batter as instructed on box
3. Pour cake batter equally into 3 separate bowls and add the red and blue food coloring a few drops at a time into each its own bowl and mix until reaching desired red and desired blue
4. Pour the red cake batter into a greased bundt pan, then pour the white batter on top of the red being careful not to mix but evenly covering the red batter, then pour the blue batter in a ring shape over the white batter leaving white batter visible on the left and right of the blue
5. Bake as directed on the box
6. Separate frosting into three separate bowls
7. Microwave one bowl for 10 or so seconds until frosting is somewhat liquidy and add the blue food coloring and mix until having desired blue. Do the same with another bowl for the red, and do the same with the white bowl without adding any coloring
8. Once cake is baked and cooled off, drizzle frosting over cake one color at a time and you are done!

Notes

Recipe Circa 2017 by Keaton Epps

Recipe Variations

Looking to change things up? Here are a few creative ways to customize your Cake:

• Use a different cake mix – Try vanilla, lemon, or even strawberry for a fun flavor twist.
• Add patriotic sprinkles – Fold red and blue sprinkles into the white batter layer for a confetti effect.
• Swap the frosting – Use a homemade powdered sugar glaze or cream cheese frosting instead of canned.
• Top with extras – Add whipped cream, festive sprinkles, or tiny American flags on top.
• Make it mini – Use a mini bundt pan to create individual servings—perfect for parties!

These simple tweaks keep your 4th of July Bundt Cake festive, flavorful, and totally you.

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