Neapolitan Layer Cake

Name: Neapolitan Layer Cake
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder; 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1/4 cup canola oil; 1 large egg; 1/2 cup cold coffee. instant or brewed; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour; 2 large egg whites; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 cup granulated sugar; 8 tbsp unsalted butter. at room temperature; 3/4 cup milk; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour; 1 1/4 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 1/2 oz strawberry jello powder, 1/2 of a 3 ounce box; 8 tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature; 2 large eggs; 1/2 cup milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1/4 cup dtrawberry puree from hulling and slicing about 1/2 pint fresh strawberry and blending until smooth; 1 recipe White Chocolate Ganache, recipe attached in direction step# 19

fenway @Fenway

This cake dedicated to my Dad, who treated his kids to ice cream all summer. It was a fun event to go to the local creamery for homemade ice cream. Living in New England however meant all the creamerys shut down for the winter. My Dad would bring home neapolitam ice cream in the winter from the grocery store saying it was perfect with 3 flavors in one! When I was getting into making layer cakes this was one of my first. It is time consuming but easy to prepare. It is a crowd pleaser and the flavors of the cake are delicious!

FOR THE CHOCOLATE CAKE
6 tbspunsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cupplus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1/2 tspbaking powder
1/2 tspsalt
1 tspbaking soda
1 cupgranulated sugar
1/4 cupcanola oil
1 largeegg
1/2 cupcold coffee. instant or brewed
1/2 cupbuttermilk
1/2 tspvanilla extract
FOR THE VANILLA CAKE
1 3/4 cupall-purpose flour
2 largeegg whites
1 1/2 tspbaking powder
1/2 tspsalt
1 cupgranulated sugar
8 tbspunsalted butter. at room temperature
3/4 cupmilk
1/2 tspvanilla extract
FOR THE STRAWBERRY CAKE
1 1/4 cupplus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 1/4 tspbaking powder
1/4 tspsalt
1 cupgranulated sugar
1 1/2 ozstrawberry jello powder, 1/2 of a 3 ounce box
8 tbspunsalted butter, at room temperature
2 largeeggs
1/2 cupmilk
1 tspvanilla extract
1/4 cupdtrawberry puree from hulling and slicing about 1/2 pint fresh strawberry and blending until smooth
FROSTINGS
1recipe White Chocolate Ganache, recipe attached in direction step# 19
1recipe zchocolate Ganache recipe attached in direction step# 20
GARNISH
fresh strawberrys
1/4 cupchocolate and muti cored sprinkles

Cooking Instructions

1

MAKE CAKES.
2

For all three cakes, preheat oven to 350. Spray 6 - 8 inch cake pans with baking spray
3

MAKE CHOCOLATE CAKE
4

In a bowl whisk flour. Cocoa powder, baking sofa, baking powder and salt
5

In a large bowl best sugar oil and egg until combined add 1/2 of flour mixture and stir until just combined
6

Add coffee, buttermilk and vanilla. Then add remaing flour mixture and beat just until smooth
7

Divide between 2 of the prepared cake pans and bake about 15 to 20 minutes until a toothpick comes out just clean Cool 20inutes in pan before removing to cool completely
8

MAKE VANILLA CAKE
9

In a bowl whisk together flour ,baking powder and salt
10

In a large bowl beat egg whites until stiff peaks form
11

In another large bowl beat butter and sugar,until light and fluffy. Beat in half the flour mixture, stir in milk, and vanilla, add remaining flour mixture and stir just until blended
12

Fold 1/3 of egg whites into batter, then add remaining folding in 2 more additions. Pour into 2 prepared pans and bake 12 to 19 minutes until a toothpick just comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan before removing from pans to cool completely
13

MAKE STRAWBERRY CAKE
14

In a bowl whisk together, flour, baling powder and salt
15

In a large bowl beat sugar, jello powder and butter until light , beat in eggs one at a time until smooth
16

Alternate flour mixture with milk and vanilla stirring just until combined, fold in strawberry puree until uniform in color. Pour into remain in 2 pans. Bake 18 to 25 MI utes u til a toothpick comes out jut clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan the cool completely
17

ASSEMBLE CAKE
18

Place 1 chocolate layer bottom side up on serving plate
19

Frost with layer of White chocolate ganache frosting, recipe attached below
https://cookpad.wasmer.app/us/recipes/359637-white-chocolate-ganache-whipped-frosting-filling

White Chocolate Ganache Whipped Frosting / Filling
20

Add 1 layer of vanilla cake, bottom side up and frost with Chocolate Ganache frosting, recipe attached below
https://cookpad.wasmer.app/us/recipes/352391-whipped-chocolate-ganache-frosting-filling

Whipped Chocolate Ganache Frosting / Filling
21

Add 1 layer of strawberry cake, bottom side up and frost with White chocolate ganache frosting
22

Add last vanilla layer, bottom side up and frost with Chocolate Ganache
23

Add last chocolate layer and frost with chocolate ganache
24

Add last white layer top side up and frost entire cake with White chocolate ganache
25

Garnish with fresh strawberrys and sprinkles

Linked Recipes

White Chocolate Ganache Whipped Frosting / Filling

Whipped Chocolate Ganache Frosting / Filling

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Written by

fenway @Fenway

on July 16, 2015 20:40

“Fenway” passed away on 2/3/2021. For the last year she tried to teach her husband of 42 years how to cook like her. Although I will never be as good of a cook as her she did pass on her passion for cooking. Therefore, I will attempt to carry on her legacy and maintain/update her site. My wife was a Registered Nurse, a licensed deep water aerobics instructor, a mother to our 2 children and a fantastic cook. We grew up in New England but have been fortunate to live all over the US. I am now retired, missing her terribly, but thankful for all the years we had together and all her cooking lessons.

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