Neapolitan Cake
Description
This pretty cake will be a hit with everyone. It's easy to make and delicious with swirls of vanilla, strawberry and chocolate in both the cake and the icing.
Ingredients
Cake:
1 box white cake mix
water, vegetable oil and whole eggs as called for on cake mix box
2 T. unsweetened baking cocoa
2 T. seedless strawberry jam (not jelly)
1/4 t. red gel food color
Frosting:
1 c. butter, softened
2 1/4 c. powdered sugar
2 - 3 T. milk
1 t. vanilla
1 t. seedless strawberry jam (not jelly)
red gel food color
1 t. unsweetened baking cocoa
vanilla or Neapolitan ice cream for serving, if desired
Directions
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Sheet Cake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray bottom of 13x9 inch sheet pan with non-stick cooking spray.
In a large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and eggs with mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
Place 1 1/4 c. batter in a small bowl; stir in cocoa until blended.
In another small bowl, place 1 1/4 c. batter; stir in strawberry jam and red food color until blended.
Pour the remaining cake batter in the bottom of the sheet pan. Drop tablespoons of each colored batter in a random pattern over the top; pull a table knife through batter to make swirls.
Bake 28 - 30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely for about 1 hour.
Frosting:
In a large bowl, beat softened butter with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar on low speed until smooth and creamy. Beat in 2 T. milk and 1 t. vanilla. If the frosting is too stiff to spread, add 1 t. milk at a time until spreadable.
In a small bowl, place 1/4 c. vanilla frosting; stir in 1 t. strawberry jam until blended; stir in food color until desired color is reached.
In another small bowl, place 3 T. vanilla frosting; stir in 1 t. cocoa until blended. Spread remaining vanilla frosting on top of cake. Randomly drop measuring teaspoonfuls of strawberry and chocolate frosting over the top. Use small icing spatula to swirl frosting over top of cake.
Serve with vanilla or Neapolitan ice cream, if desired.
12 servings.
Store loosely covered at room temperature.