Neapolitan Cake
A delightful cake featuring layers of chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry, perfect for parties and celebrations.
Ingredients
- 2 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temp
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract split between layers
- 2 and 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder for chocolate layer only
- 1/3 cup strawberry purée or 2-3 tsp strawberry extract plus pink coloring for strawberry layer
- Buttercream or whipped frosting your choice
Instructions
- Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl.
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt in another bowl.
- Alternately mix the dry ingredients with the milk into the butter mixture until combined.
- Divide the batter evenly into three bowls.
- Mix cocoa powder into one bowl for the chocolate layer.
- Mix strawberry purée or extract and coloring into another bowl for the strawberry layer.
- Leave the last bowl as vanilla.
- Pour each batter into prepared 8-inch cake pans and bake at 350°F for about 20–24 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let the cakes cool completely before stacking them.
- Trim the tops if domed, layer the cakes with frosting in the order: chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry.
Notes
Be sure to chill the crumb coat of frosting for half an hour before adding the final layer of frosting for a smooth finish.