Strawberries and blueberries are abundant this time of year, and made it easy to create the stars and stripes of our grand flag.

Ingredients:

4 cups fresh strawberries

1 pkg.  (12 oz.) frozen prepared pound cake, thawed, cut into 14 slices

1-1/3 cups blueberries, divided

1 tub  (12 oz.) Cool Whip Whipped Topping, thawed

Directions:

1. Slice 1 cup strawberries; halve remaining strawberries.

2. Cover bottom of 13x9-inch dish with cake slices; top with sliced strawberries and 1 cup blueberries. Spread Cool Whip over berries.

3. Arrange strawberry halves and remaining blueberries on COOL WHIP to resemble a US flag. Keep refrigerated.

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If you're looking to send birthday cake to a loved one, you might consider making a unique cake such as jintan cake. This simple recipe makes for a delicious treat in about 30 minutes!

Ingredients:

• 4 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. ground anise
• 1 cup sifted flour
• 3/4 tsp. baking powdered

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch layer-cake pan and dust with flour.

Beat the eggs and sugar until very thick and light. Sift the anise, flour, and baking powdered into it and folds in lightly but thoroughly. Bake 30 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool on a cake rack. Turn out and cut into pie-shaped wedges.

For other cake ideas, try:

• Eggless Milkless Butterless Cake
• Giant Cupcake Cake
• Birthday Cakes Made Easy
• Double Dutch Chocolate Chip Cake