Red, White and Blue Poke Cake

"Having a fourth of July birthday is both awesome and stressful. I love that I can reliably find fireworks (I *love* fireworks) and that most of my life I’ve had the day off work. But it’s also stressful because I feel like if I’m going to have a party for my day, it has to be a really great party because people have expectations of what a Fourth of July party is! As I’ve gotten older, of course, this isn’t as important to me, but I still like to do something special to acknowledge my trips around the sun."