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Neapolitan Layer Cake

Everyday Annie
  • minutes
  • Serves

INGREDIENTS

For the chocolate cake:

3/4 cup

plus 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour

6 tbsp

dark cocoa powder

1 tsp

baking soda

1/2 tsp

baking powder

1/2 tsp

salt

1 cup

sugar

1/4

 cup vegetable or canola oil

1

large egg

1/2 cup

black coffee

1/2 cup

buttermilk

1 1/2 tsp

vanilla extract

For the white cake:

2

large egg whites

1 3/4 cups

all-purpose flour

1 1/2 tsp

baking powder

1/2 tsp

salt

1 cup

sugar

8 tbsp

unsalted butter, at room temperature

3/4 cup

very cold water

1/2 tsp

vanilla extract

1/4 tsp

almond extract

For the strawberry cake:

1 1/4 cups

plus 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour

1 1/4 tsp

baking powder

1/4 tsp

salt

1 cup

sugar

1 1/2 oz

strawberry gelatin

8 tbsp

unsalted butter, at room temperature

2

large eggs

1/2 cup

milk

1 1/2 tsp

vanilla extract

1/4 cup

sweetened strawberry puree*

For the filling:

Easy vanilla buttercream 

or

 good quality strawberry jam

For the strawberry buttercream frosting:

1 1/2 cups

fresh strawberries (8 oz.), rinsed, hulled and coarsely chopped*

4

large egg whites

1 1/4 cups

sugar

3 sticks

unsalted butter, at room temperature

*To make the strawberry puree, process partially thawed frozen strawberries with a bit of sugar in a blender or food processor until smooth.  If using sweetened frozen strawberries, no additional sugar is necessa

ry.