Neapolitan Cake

Prep time 1 hour Cook time 1 hour 10 mins Total time 2 hours 10 mins

Neapolitan Cake Ingredients

Strawberry Cake Layer

• 10T butter, softened
• ¾c sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1T strawberry extract
• 1 and ⅔c all purpose flour
• 2t baking powder
• ¾t salt
• ¼c strawberries, pureed

Vanilla Cake Layer

• ⅓c butter, softened
• ⅔c sugar
• 1 egg
• 1T vanilla
• 1c all purpose flour
• ¾t baking powder
• ¼t salt
• ⅓c milk

Chocolate Cake Layer

• 1c all purpose flour
• 1c sugar
• ½c unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1t baking soda
• ½t baking powder
• ¼t salt
• ½c milk
• ¼c vegetable oil
• 1T vanilla
• ½t coffee extract
• 1 egg

Strawberry Frosting

• 2c powdered sugar
• ½c butter, softened
• 1t strawberry extract

Vanilla Frosting

• 2c powdered sugar
• ½c butter, softened
• 1T vanilla

Chocolate Frosting

• 2c powdered sugar
• ½c butter, softened
• 1t vanilla
• 2T unsweetened cocoa powder

Neapolitan Cake How to Make

Strawberry Cake Layer

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
2. Cream together the butter and the sugar. Add in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the strawberry extract.
3. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and the salt. Mix in to the creamed mixture a little at a time.
4. Stir in the pureed strawberries and pour the batter into a greased 9 inch cake pan.
5. Bake for 20 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.
6. Set aside to cool.

Vanilla Cake Layer

7. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
8. Cream together the butter and the sugar. Add in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract.
9. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and the salt. Mix ½ the flour mixture in to the creamed mixture.
10. Pour the milk into the creamed mixture, then add the remaining flour mixture until blended.
11. Pour the batter into a greased 9 inch cake pan.
12. Bake for 25 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.
13. Set aside to cool.

Chocolate Cake Layer

14. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
15. Combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and the salt.
16. Mix in the milk, vegetable oil, vanilla, coffee extract, and the eggs.
17. Pour the batter into a greased 9 inch cake pan.
18. Bake for 25 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.
19. Set aside to cool.

To Make Frosting

20. Simply combine all ingredients for each frosting.

To Make the cake

21. Be sure the cakes have all completely cooled before you begin.
22. Place your chocolate cake layer on a plate and cover with the chocolate frosting.
23. Let set for about 10 minutes.
24. Place the vanilla cake layer on top of the chocolate layer and top with the vanilla frosting.
25. Let set for about 10 minutes and repeat with the strawberry cake layer.