Triple Layer Neapolitan Cake (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
→ Vanilla Cake Base
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230 grams (1 cup) unsalted butter, room temperature
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200 grams (1 cup) caster sugar or granulated sugar
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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3 large eggs, room temperature
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315 grams (2 1/4 cups) plain flour or all purpose flour
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3 teaspoons baking powder
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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240 ml (1 cup) full fat milk
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2 tablespoons full fat sour cream
→ Strawberry Layer
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1 teaspoon strawberry extract
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Pink food gel or food coloring
→ Chocolate Layer
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1 tablespoon cocoa powder, sifted
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1 tablespoon milk
→ Vanilla Buttercream
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230 grams (1 cup) butter, room temperature
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
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625 grams (5 cups) icing sugar or powdered sugar
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3-4 tablespoons full fat milk, room temperature
→ Decoration
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Assorted candies and chocolates (milk chocolate, white chocolate, Smarties, mini M&M's, Freckles)
# Instructions:
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Grease and line three 6-inch round baking pans. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F) standard or 160°C (320°F) fan-forced
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Beat butter, sugar and vanilla until creamy. Add eggs one at a time. Sift in dry ingredients, add milk and sour cream, mix until just combined
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Divide batter into three parts. Add strawberry extract and pink coloring to one, cocoa powder and milk to another, leave the third plain
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Pour batters into prepared pans. Bake for 30 minutes or until done. Cool on wire rack
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Beat butter until creamy, add vanilla. Gradually add icing sugar and milk until smooth and creamy
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Level cakes with a serrated knife. Stack layers with buttercream between each
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Cover entire cake with buttercream, smoothing sides with a cake scraper
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Top cake with assorted candies and chocolates
# Notes:
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A three-layered cake combining vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate flavors
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Perfect for special occasions and celebrations