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N - Neapolitan Cake

Neapolitan cake is a Australian cake with three layers, three colors each complimenting the other.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Australian
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 42 minutes

Ingredients

  • 11/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cup curd
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence

Chocolate Layer

  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder

Strawberry Layer

  • 3-4 strawberries
  • Few drops red food color

Filling and Frosting

  • Sugar syrup
  • whipped cream
  • ganache

Instructions

  • Sieve the flour.
  • Cream the sugar and curd.
  • Add baking powder and baking soda.
  • Keep aside for 5 minutes.
  • Add oil and vanilla essence.
  • Gradually add the flour, blending with the wet ingredients.
  • Divide the batter into three bowls.
  • You shall need three 4" round baking tins.
  • To the first bowl add cocoa powder, mix well.
  • Pour in a greased and lined tin and bake.
  • To the second bowl add pureed strawberries and pink food color, mix well and pour in another greased and lined tin and bake.
  • The third batter will be baked as it is. Pour it into the third tin and put to bake.
  • Bake at 180 deg C , bake for 10-12 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

Assembling the Cake.

  • Let all three cakes cool down.
  • Place the chocolate cake on the turn table.
  • Sprinkle some sugar syrup to moisten the cake.
  • Spread some whipped cream on the chocolate layer.
  • Place the strawberry layer.
  • Similarly sprinkle sugar syrup on this layer too.
  • Spread whipped cream.
  • Place the third layer, which would be vanilla.
  • Pour chocolate ganache over it .Let the ganache drizzle down the sides.
  • Let the cake set in the frig for an at least one hour.