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Neapolitan Sheet Cake with Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting

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This homemade Neapolitan Sheet Cake recipe has swirls of vanilla cake, chocolate cake, and strawberry cake. This Neapolitan Cake is topped with the creamiest Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting, making this cake totally irresistible! 

This homemade Neapolitan Sheet Cake recipe has swirls of vanilla cake, chocolate cake, and strawberry cake. This Neapolitan Cake is topped with the creamiest Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting, making this cake totally irresistible! chocolate cake, cake, desserts, strawberry cake This homemade Neapolitan Sheet Cake recipe has swirls of vanilla cake, chocolate cake, and strawberry cake. This Neapolitan Cake is topped with the creamiest Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting, making this cake totally irresistible! chocolate cake, cake, desserts, strawberry cakeIf I wasn’t already obsessed with cake, this Neapolitan Sheet Cake (with Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting) would definitely be the one to send me completely over the edge.

It’s all sorts of pretty, first of all, and we all know what a sucker I am for cute desserts. (These Mini Lemon Blueberry Cream Tarts? Or Lemon Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza? I’m done for.)

Ohhh, but luckily, this Neapolitan Cake is not just a pretty face. Oh no. This sheet cake is just as delicious as it looks–maybe more so.

I mean, what’s not to love about a giant slice of cake full of vanilla cake, strawberry cake, and chocolate cake all swirled together in the prettiest design?!

I dare you to find a flaw in my logic.

Add some Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream and you’ve pretty much got the best dessert in town.

This homemade Neapolitan Sheet Cake recipe has swirls of vanilla cake, chocolate cake, and strawberry cake. This Neapolitan Cake is topped with the creamiest Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting, making this cake totally irresistible! chocolate cake, cake, desserts, strawberry cakeThe best part about this Neapolitan cake is that it starts off with one base batter, which ends up being your vanilla cake batter.

You divide the batter into thirds, add a couple extra ingredients (homemade strawberry puree and cocoa powder), and viola!

You’ve got Neapolitan Sheet Cake without having to make 3 completely separate batters.

Buttercream frosting would be completely delicious on this cake (especially this Strawberry Buttercream recipe!), but I’ve been just as obsessed with this Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting as I have been cake.

Like, I’m not a frosting person, and I’d eat this by the spoon with absolutely no regrets.

This homemade Neapolitan Sheet Cake recipe has swirls of vanilla cake, chocolate cake, and strawberry cake. This Neapolitan Cake is topped with the creamiest Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting, making this cake totally irresistible! chocolate cake, cake, desserts, strawberry cakeAdditionally, you could easily turn this batter into a layer cake.

Instead of pouring all 3 batters into a rectangular pan, you would divide the batters between 2 or 3 circular 9″ cake pans. The baking time might vary slightly, but the cake would be just as delicious and beautiful!

You could even add sliced strawberries in between the cake layers.

Or strawberry jam!

Do whatever feels right.

This homemade Neapolitan Sheet Cake recipe has swirls of vanilla cake, chocolate cake, and strawberry cake. This Neapolitan Cake is topped with the creamiest Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting, making this cake totally irresistible! chocolate cake, cake, desserts, strawberry cakeI’ll take two slices with extra frosting, please and thank you.

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Neapolitan Sheet Cake with Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
 
This homemade Neapolitan Sheet Cake recipe has swirls of vanilla cake, chocolate cake, and strawberry cake. This Neapolitan Cake is topped with the creamiest Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting, making this cake totally irresistible!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Neapolitan Sheet Cake
Servings: 15 Slices
Author: A Latte Food
Ingredients
Cake
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 2/3 cups all-puporse flour
  • 2 Tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup milk, whole milk or 2% work the best
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
Chocolate Cake
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/4 cup brewed coffee, hot
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
Strawberry Cake
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup strawberries, hulled and quartered
  • 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • 2 Tbsp water
  • 3-4 drops red food coloring, optional
Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 6 oz whipped cream cheese (it must be whipped cream cheese--regular cream cheese is too dense)
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9x13 rectangular cake pan. Set aside.
  2. In a small saucepan, simmer strawberries and sugar together over low heat. Mix cornstarch and water together, and add to the strawberry mixture. Allow the strawberries to cook down, until they have released their juices and the mixture has thickened. Take off the heat, lightly mash the strawberries with a fork, and allow to cool. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy, about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add in granulated sugar and mix until well combined. Add in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition (scrape down the sides of the bowl as necessary).
  4. In a separate bowl, sift together all-purpose flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt.
  5. In another bowl, mix milk and vanilla extract together.
  6. Alternately add the dry ingredients and the wet ingredients to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
  7. Add in sour cream, and mix the batter until combined.
  8. Pour 2 cups of the vanilla cake batter into the bottom of the cake pan. Divide the remaining batter evenly into two separate bowls.
  9. In one bowl, add in cocoa powder, baking soda, and hot coffee, stirring until combined. Set aside.
  10. In the other bowl, add in flour, strawberries, and red food coloring (if using), and stir until combined.
  11. Dollop both the strawberry batter and the chocolate batter evenly on top of the vanilla cake. With a knife, gently swirl the batter together.
  12. Bake for about 45 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean. Allow to cool.
  13. With a mixer, whip heavy whipping cream until soft peaks form (the cream is thick but not yet the consistency of whipped cream).
  14. Add in powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Continue whipping until stiff peaks form (the consistency should look and feel like whipped cream).
  15. Add in whipped cream cheese, 3 oz at a time, whipping until just combined.
  16. Spread frosting over cooled cake, and top with fresh strawberries, if desired*.
Recipe Notes

Notes: *Because the frosting is made with heavy whipping cream, the cake should be stored in the fridge if made ahead of time. The frosting will be fine at room temperature for a couple of hours, but it should be stored in the fridge if it's longer than 2ish hours.

 

This homemade Neapolitan Sheet Cake recipe has swirls of vanilla cake, chocolate cake, and strawberry cake. This Neapolitan Cake is topped with the creamiest Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting, making this cake totally irresistible! chocolate cake, cake, desserts, strawberry cake

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Comments

  1. Lizette says

    May 11, 2017 at 2:13 pm

    5 stars
    Can you just be my personal baker, lol? I made this last weekend and it was gone by the end of the night!

    Reply
  2. Ashley says

    August 11, 2018 at 6:34 pm

    What could I use in place of the coffee for the chocolate portion of the cake?

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      August 24, 2018 at 10:35 pm

      Hi Ashley! You could substitute hot water for the coffee. 😀

      Reply
  3. Linda L Brzycki says

    January 24, 2019 at 3:18 pm

    5 stars
    I’m planning a 1/2 sheet cake. Can this recipe be doubled?

    Reply
  4. Mary. says

    June 25, 2020 at 6:03 pm

    5 stars
    It helps to use a long piece of parchment paper leignthwise, to line the pan or dish, before adding the batter, (so you can easily lift the cooled cake out of the pan, or dish)….so not only you can frost it easily, but it gives the cake a nicer appearance..

    Reply

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