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This easy Fireworks Bundt Cake recipe starts with a white boxed cake mix and just gets better from there! It’s tie-dyed with red and blue food coloring then topped off with a simple powdered sugar glaze and TONS of patriotic sprinkles. It is the perfect 4th of July Cake recipe!
Fireworks Bundt Cake
Sometimes the only way a cake is going to happen is with cake mix. This cake recipe is the perfect way to jazz up your July 4th dessert table with something new that isn’t complicated.
The first time I made this tie-dye cake for a Fourth of July party, I instantly regretted not doubling up on this recipe. Everyone will gobble this up! Shortcuts are lifesavers so using the cake mix will help you make dessert even quicker.
Get ready to let the colors red, white, and blue explode in every single bite! This special 4th of July cake will have your taste buds bursting with excitement.
Ingredients Needed
- Cake mix: use white cake mix so the food coloring can show
- Instant Pudding Mix: I love adding pudding mix to my cakes for flavor and to keep them soft and moist.
- Vegetable oil: It’s easier to mix this cake with oil!
- Food coloring: to keep the 4th of July theme going, I’ll be using colors red and blue
- Powdered sugar: an essential ingredient for any cake frosting recipe
- Sprinkles: you can use any kind you like but I’ll use red and blue to match the theme
How to make bundt cake with cake mix
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously grease and flour a fluted bundt pan.
- Mix your cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, milk, and oil in a large bowl using a hand mixer until the cake mixture is combined.
- Color the cake batter by separating the mixture into 3 bowls. Color one of them red, one of them blue, and leave one white.
- Bake for about 35-45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let the cake sit in the pan to cool for about 15 minutes, then turn it out onto a plate to cool completely.
- Make the frosting by whisking the milk into the powdered sugar. Drizzle on the cake and sprinkle with sprinkles.
Expert Tips
- Make sure to use white cake mix so the colors don’t change (blue will become green!)
- You can also bake this in a 9×13-inch pan.
- Use any kind of milk (any fat content or nondairy).
- Cakes are done when a toothpick comes out clean from the center.
FAQs
Yes. If stored in an airtight container, your bundt cake will be good for up to 1 month.
Yes. Once you assemble the cake, freeze it in an airtight container and it should be good for up to 3 months.
Store loosely covered at room temperature. The cake is good for up to 3 days.
Fireworks Bundt Cake Recipe
Ingredients
Cake:
- 1 approx 15 ounce box white cake mix
- 1 3.4 ounce box instant vanilla or cheesecake pudding mix
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup (237ml) milk (any kind or nondairy)
- ⅓ cup (79ml) vegetable oil
- Red and blue food coloring
Frosting:
- 1 cup (113g) powdered sugar
- 1-3 tablespoons (15-45ml) milk (any kind or nondairy)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Red and Blue sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously grease and flour a 10 or 12” fluted bundt pan. (You can also use the kind of cooking spray that has flour in it.)
- Mix cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, almondmilk, and oil in a large bowl using a hand mixer. Beat about 1 minute, or until the mixture is combined.
- Separate the mixture into 3 bowls. Color one of them red, one of them blue, and leave one white. Alternate dropping colors of batter into your pan to form a red, white, and blue cake.
- Bake for about 35-45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let the cake sit sit in the pan to cool for about 15 minutes, then turn it out onto a plate to cool completely.
- Make the frosting by whisking the milk into the powdered sugar. Drizzle on cake and sprinkle with sprinkles.
Recipe Notes
- Store loosely covered at room temperature. Cake is good for up to 3 days.
- White cake mix is best so the colors don’t change
- Gel food coloring will produce a more vibrant color!
Fun recipe and the flavor was good but after adding the vanilla pudding mix, which has a yellow tint to it, the white cake turned more of a yellow color so the blue mixture was actually green
Were you using gel food coloring or regular? I’ve found gel food coloring doesn’t do that as much – but thank you for letting me know, I’ll add a recipe note.
So festive!
July 4th is my birthday. I appreciate you making a birthday cake for me! 😉
Seriously, though, this looks so fun!
This is so much fun! I totally want to make it for the 4th!
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