Neapolitan Cake

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5.0

33 reviews
Excellent
  • Prep Time

    30 mins

  • Cook Time

    30 mins

  • Total Time

    55 mins

  • Servings

    16 servings

  • Calories

    976 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Neapolitan Cake

This decadent Neapolitan Cake features layers of strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate cake layered with bananas and frosting. Topped with chocolate ganache, sprinkles, and cherries, it looks and tastes a lot like a banana split sundae!

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Ingredients

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Cake ingredients

  • 1 box triple chocolate cake mix
  • 1 box strawberry cake mix
  • 1 box French vanilla cake mix
  • eggs (use according to box directions)
  • oil (use according to box directions)
  • water (use according to box directions)

Vanilla Frosting

  • 3 cups unsalted butter softened
  • 6 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
  • 5-7 tablespoons heavy whipping cream

Chocolate ganache

  • 1 1/2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream

Decorating

  • Maraschino cherries
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Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray the cake pans with pam baking spray.
  2. Following the directions on the back of the cake boxes, make your cake batters.
  3. Fill 1 cake pan 3/4 way full with one flavor batter for each pan.
  4. Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  5. Allow to cool on the counter completely.

Frosting Directions

  1. Using a standing mixer, beat all frosting ingredients together until combined and smooth and stiff peaks.
  2. Scoop 1 1/2 cups frosting into the piping bag and set aside.

Assemble

  1. Remove cakes from the pans and use the cake leveler to remove the dome tops.
  2. Place the strawberry layer onto the cake board. Add a layer of slice bananas and scoop 1 1/2 cups of frosting onto the top of the cake and smooth evenly with the angled spatula.
  3. Place the chocolate cake layer and add another layer of sliced bananas. Scoop another 1 1/2 cups frosting onto the top of the chocolate layer and smooth evenly.
  4. Place the vanilla cake layer on top of the second layer of frosting.
  5. Using the remaining frosting, frost entire cake.
  6. Cover the bottom of the cake with the sprinkles.

Chocolate ganache directions

  1. Using a small pot, heat up the heavy whipping cream until steaming.
  2. While heavy whipping cream is heating up, place chocolate chips into a heat-proof bowl.
  3. Once the heavy whipping cream is heated, pour over the chocolate chips.
  4. Allow to sit for 1 minute before whisking until smooth.
  5. Pour ganache into the squeeze bottle.
  6. Pipe drips of the ganache around the edge of the cake and fill in the top middle of the cake with ganache.
  7. Place the cake into the fridge for 30 minutes to allow the ganache to harden.
  8. Once hardened, remove from fridge, pipe dollops of frosting onto the top of the cake.
  9. Sprinkle some chopped peanuts.
  10. Top the frosting dollops with cherries.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 16 Calories 976kcal (49%) Carbohydrates 122g (41%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 47g (72%) Saturated Fat 25g (125%) Polyunsaturated Fat 3g Monounsaturated Fat 9g Trans Fat 2g Cholesterol 110mg (37%) Sodium 632mg (26%) Potassium 233mg (7%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 88g (176%) Vitamin A 1306IU (26%) Vitamin C 0.1mg (0%) Calcium 193mg (19%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 16servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 976 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 16
Calories 976kcal 49%
Carbohydrates 122g 41%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 47g 72%
Saturated Fat 25g 125%
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g 18%
Monounsaturated Fat 9g 45%
Trans Fat 2g 100%
Cholesterol 110mg 37%
Sodium 632mg 26%
Potassium 233mg 5%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 88g 176%
Vitamin A 1306IU 26%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Calcium 193mg 19%
Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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