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Neapolitan Checkerboard Cake

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This gorgeous cake takes the classic Neapolitan ice cream flavor to a new level by turning it into a gorgeous original flavor, chocolate, and strawberry checkered cake.

Recipe

PRE TIME: 2 hr 45 min

COOKING TIME: 45 min

TOTAL TIME: 3 hr 30 min

45 SERVING

Ingredients:

35 g Strawberry Powder
35 g Cocoa Powder
Egg White Mixture
570 g Egg White
290 g Sugar
10 g Cream Of Tartar
230 g Egg Yolk
200 g Milk
150 g Vegetable Oil
290 g Flour

Directions:

Cake 1 Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).

Cake 1 Step 2

Egg white mixture: in a large bowl, add the egg whites, sugar, and tartar powder, and beat until you see soft peaks when lifting the mixer up.

Cake 1 Step 3

Egg yolk mixture: in another large bowl, whisk egg yolk, milk, vegetable oil until evenly combined. Then add cake flour, and whisk to make sure there are no lumps.

Cake 1 Step 4

Take about ¼ of the egg whites and fold them into the egg yolk mixture, then repeat with the remaining egg whites until the batter is evenly combined.

Cake 1 Step 5

Transfer batter to the prepared large baking sheet pan and smooth the top with an offset spatula.

Cake 1 Step 6

Bake 350°F(180°C) for 15 mins until light golden brown. Let cool completely.

Cake 2:Strawberry Flavor

Repeat the same steps as cake 1 with same Ingredients as Cake 1 + 35g strawberry powder.

Cake 3:Chocolate Flavor

Repeat the same steps as cake 1 with same Ingredients as Cake 1 + 35g cocoa powder.

To Assemble 1

Evenly divide original flavor, strawberry, chocolate cakes into 3 portions.

To Assemble 2

Combination 1: Press together the bottom layer of chocolate, middle ring of strawberry and top layer of original flavor with buttercream between each layer.

To Assemble 3

Combination 2: press together the bottom layer of strawberry, middle ring of original flavor and top layer of chocolate with buttercream between each layer.

To Assemble 4

Combination 3" press together the bottom layer of original flavor, middle ring of chocolate and top layer of strawberry with buttercream between each layer.

To Assemble 5

Place the first combination cake sheet set on a cake stand or plate. Fill the middle with a thin layer of buttercream. Top with the second cake combination. Fill the middle with a thin layer of buttercream. Top with the third cake combination.

To Assemble 6

Cover the cake with baking paper and chill in the refrigerator for 60 minutes.

To Assemble 7

Remove the cake from the fridge and start covering the outside with a thin layer of buttercream. Coat the chocolate bites onto the outer layer of cake.

To Assemble 8

Enjoy!