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Published on March 1, 2015 | Updated on April 29, 2020 by The BakerMama

Neapolitan Pound Cake

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Classic Neapolitan flavors of strawberry, vanilla and chocolate are layered together in this rich and buttery Neapolitan Pound Cake that’s drizzled with a simple sweet glaze and made even more festive with colorful sprinkles. A great cake for any occasion!

Neapolitan Pound Cake

Brandon and I recently went on a little cake date to a bakery here in Dallas that only serves cake. Such a fun concept and so many yummy cakes to choose from. We ordered a big slice of dark chocolate cake and an even bigger slice of carrot cake that night, but they had this beautiful and enormous Neapolitan layered cake that I couldn’t stop starring at. It’s definitely on my “to try” list for next time we’re there, but in the meantime, I had to run with the idea at home and boy was it fun and of course, yummy yum!

Neapolitan Pound Cake

Rich layers of buttery pound cake flavored in strawberry, vanilla and chocolate come together for a flavorful and festive cake that would be great for any occasion.

Neapolitan Pound Cake

I mixed up a classic pound cake batter and then divided it into three mixing bowls to easily flavor the batter with chocolate pudding mix, vanilla pudding mix and strawberry gelatin mix before layering them in a cake pan and baking them together to create that classic Neapolitan look and taste.

Neapolitan Pound Cake

Once the cake baked and cooled a bit, I removed it from the cake pan, drizzled it with a sweet glaze and sprinkled it with colorful sprinkles before slicing in to enjoy all the fun and yum.

Neapolitan Pound Cake

Neapolitan Pound Cake

It’s certainly not hard to find an occasion to bake this cake for. It’s sure to excite and please everyone because it has all the classic cake flavors in one delicious slice.

Neapolitan Pound Cake

Enjoy!

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Neapolitan Pound Cake

  • Author: Maegan - The BakerMama
  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 1 hour 5 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hour 25 mins
  • Yield: 12
  • Category: Dessert
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Classic Neapolitan flavors of strawberry, vanilla and chocolate are layered together in this rich and buttery Neapolitan Pound Cake that’s drizzled with a simple sweet glaze and made even more festive with colorful sprinkles. A great cake for any occasion!


Ingredients

Cake:

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1–1/4 cups buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons chocolate instant pudding mix
  • 3 tablespoons vanilla instant pudding mix
  • 3 tablespoons strawberry gelatin mix

Glaze:

  • 1–1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1/4 cup sprinkles, for decorating

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease and flour a 10-inch round tube cake pan and set aside.
  2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar until well combined. Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat until well incorporated. With the mixer on low speed, slowly beat in the buttermilk and vanilla until smooth.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, one cup at a time, until just combined.
  4. Divide the cake batter evenly between three medium-sized mixing bowls, about 2 cups of batter per bowl. Add the chocolate instant pudding mix to one bowl, the vanilla instant pudding mix to another bowl and the strawberry gelatin mix to the third bowl. Stir the batter in each bowl until the mix is well combined and the batter is smooth.
  5. Start with the strawberry batter and spread it evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan. Next, spread the vanilla batter over the strawberry batter, covering it completely. Finally, spread the chocolate batter over the vanilla batter, spreading it to cover the vanilla batter completely.
  6. Place the cake pan on a baking sheet and bake for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan 20 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  7. For the glaze, whisk together the powdered sugar and milk until smooth and of drizzling consistency. Add more powdered sugar if too thin or more milk if too thick.
  8. Transfer cake to a cake stand or serving platter and drizzle with icing. Sprinkle with colorful sprinkles, if desired.

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Comments · 6

  1. Jennifer @ Show Me the Yummy says

    March 2, 2015 at 11:03 pm

    What a fun idea! Once I finally get myself a bundt cake pan, I will definitely be giving this a try 🙂 I love that you flavor each layer with a different pudding mix!!

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    • Maegan says

      March 4, 2015 at 1:52 am

      Thanks Jennifer! You’ve got to get yourself a bundt pan! I have not doubt you could bake up some amazing bundt cakes! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Erin @ The Speckled Palate says

    March 3, 2015 at 12:17 am

    Is it bad that I’m curious about this cake restaurant in Dallas? Because holy cow, I could go for ALL THE CAKE right now.

    And speaking of all the cake… This Neapolitan Pound Cake looks absolutely divine! I’d have never thought of combining this classic dessert into a cake, but I bet it’s amazing! Nice work!

    Reply
    • Maegan says

      March 4, 2015 at 1:50 am

      Hi Erin! It’s the Cake Bar at Trinity Groves (http://cakebardallas.com/). You’re in Dallas, right?! We should definitely meet up for a cake date once that sweet baby is born and you’re getting some sleep! 😉 xoxo

      Reply
  3. Megan - The Emotional Baker says

    March 6, 2015 at 12:03 pm

    I’m always jealous when I see your bakery hauls! I’m also super jealous of this cake! It looks beyond amazing!!

    Reply
  4. Bonnie says

    March 25, 2015 at 4:47 pm

    Wow love this!! looks like a perfect party cake, and it’s hard to beat that iconic flavor combo! : )
    Pinned!

    Reply

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