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Neapolitan Layered Pound Cake

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 685kcal
Author: Jazzmine Woodard
Classic dense, moist pound cake with distinct chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla layers
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Ingredients

For the Neapolitan Cake

  • 1 pound unsalted butter softened to room temperature
  • 6 eggs
  • ¾ cup milk
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract divided
  • 4 cups flour
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 teaspoons cocoa powder
  • 1.5 ounces freeze dried strawberries crushed into powder
  • 6 drops red food coloring optional

For the Frosting

  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1-2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a bundt or tube (angel food cake) pan and set aside.
  • Cream butter in a mixer or food processor until smooth and a slightly lighter shade of yellow. Add eggs, sugar, extract, and milk and continue mixing until uniform.
  • In another bowl, mix flour and sea salt. Add dry ingredients to wet mixture and beat until uniform and smooth. It may be necessary to hand stir a couple of times in order to ensure no pockets of flour remain.
  • Divide batter evenly into three bowls. To one bowl, mix in remaining teaspoon of vanilla extract. To another bowl, mix in freeze dried strawberries and red food coloring. To the other bowl, mix in cocoa powder.
  • Spread each batter, one at a time, into prepared bundt pan. Bake on middle rack of oven for about an hour and 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into multiple sections of the cake comes out clean.
  • Meanwhile, to make the frosting, beat powdered sugar and butter together. Add in milk and vanilla extract and continue mixing until fluffy and smooth. Frosting should be thick but not stiff.
  • Remove cake from pan. Cool completely then spoon frosting over top and allow to drip down sides of cake.

Nutrition

Calories: 685kcal | Carbohydrates: 84g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 171mg | Sodium: 156mg | Potassium: 137mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 51g | Vitamin A: 1151IU | Vitamin C: 43mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 3mg