Neapolitan 5-Layer Birthday Cake With Strawberry Frosting

Enjoy all the flavors you love.

Try out different layers of your favorite flavors within a single cake for your next birthday! You get to choose which layers you prefer to add, and it will give you a moist baked melt-in-your-mouth treat. The end product is also very colorful and inviting, and it is great to serve for guests after you have a bit of free time for baking.

It is created by separately baking 3 different cakes, and then joining them together afterwards. However, the baking process is not as hard as it sounds. Get ready to enjoy layers of rich chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla cake, layered with homemade strawberry jam.

This recipe provides lots of tips on making the process easier for you. You will also learn more about creating a soft, moist and uniform cake from scratch. Check it out below:

 

 

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Photo: sweetapolita.com

Strawberry Cake

Ingredients:

2 cups white sugar

1 (3oz) package of strawberry gelatin (JELL-O)

1 cup butter, softened

4 eggs, room temperature

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 cup whole milk, room temperature

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup strawberry puree made from frozen sweetened strawberries (or you could use unsweetened and add a tablespoon of white sugar)

Strawberry Party Frosting 

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
8 cups icing sugar (confectioners’)
120 ml whipping cream
2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon water
pinch of salt
few drops of LorAnn Strawberry Flavor Oil (to taste)
few drops of AmeriColor Electric Pink Gel Color

One 9″ round (sliced in 2 horizontally) Rich Chocolate Cake

One 9″ round Snow White Vanilla Cake (sliced in 2 horizontally)

 

 

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