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
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
- Cream together the butter and the sugar. Add in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the strawberry extract.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and the salt. Mix in to the creamed mixture a little at a time.
- Stir in the pureed strawberries and pour the batter into a greased 9 inch cake pan.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.
- Set aside to cool.
Vanilla Cake Layer
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream together the butter and the sugar. Add in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and the salt. Mix ½ the flour mixture in to the creamed mixture.
- Pour the milk into the creamed mixture, then add the remaining flour mixture until blended.
- Pour the batter into a greased 9 inch cake pan.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.
- Set aside to cool.
Chocolate Cake Layer
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
- Combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and the salt.
- Mix in the milk, vegetable oil, vanilla, coffee extract, and the eggs.
- Pour the batter into a greased 9 inch cake pan.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.
- Set aside to cool.
To Make Frosting
- Simply combine all ingredients for each frosting.
To Make the cake
- Be sure the cakes have all completely cooled before you begin.
- Place your chocolate cake layer on a plate and cover with the chocolate frosting.
- Let set for about 10 minutes.
- Place the vanilla cake layer on top of the chocolate layer and top with the vanilla frosting.
- Let set for about 10 minutes and repeat with the strawberry cake layer.