Name: Neapolitan Nesquik Layer Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: White sugar - 2 cups; Unsalted butter, at room temperature - 1 ½ cups; Eggs, at room temperature, separated - 6; Vanilla extract - 1 ½ teaspoons; Unbleached all-purpose flour - 3 ½ cups; Baking powder - 4 ½ teaspoons; Salt, divided - 2 pinches; Whole milk, at room temperature - 1 ½ cups; Chocolate-flavored milk powder (such as Nesquik®) - ½ cup; Strawberry-flavored milk powder (such as Nesquik®) - ½ cup; Red food coloring, or as desired - 9 drops; Cream cheese, at room temperature - 1 (8 ounce) package; Unsalted butter, at room temperature - ½ cup; Shortening - ½ cup; Confectioners' sugar - 1 (16 ounce) package

Ingredients for - Neapolitan Nesquik Layer Cake

1. White sugar 2 cups

2. Unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 ½ cups

3. Eggs, at room temperature, separated 6

4. Vanilla extract 1 ½ teaspoons

5. Unbleached all-purpose flour 3 ½ cups

6. Baking powder 4 ½ teaspoons

7. Salt, divided 2 pinches

8. Whole milk, at room temperature 1 ½ cups

9. Chocolate-flavored milk powder (such as Nesquik®) ½ cup

10. Strawberry-flavored milk powder (such as Nesquik®) ½ cup

11. Red food coloring, or as desired 9 drops

12. Cream cheese, at room temperature 1 (8 ounce) package

13. Unsalted butter, at room temperature ½ cup

14. Shortening ½ cup

15. Confectioners' sugar 1 (16 ounce) package

How to cook deliciously - Neapolitan Nesquik Layer Cake

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans.

2 . Stage

Combine sugar and butter in a bowl and cream using an electric mixer until light and fluffy, scraping down the sides and blending for a total of 5 minutes. Add egg yolks slowly, 1 at a time, beating into creamed butter mixture. Beat in vanilla extract.

3 . Stage

Sift flour, baking powder, and 1 pinch salt together in a separate bowl. Add to creamed sugar mixture in 3 batches, alternating with milk and blending after each addition. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl and blend for 1 minute more; batter should be smooth and consistent. Separate batter evenly into 3 mixing bowls, about 2 1/2 cups in each.

4 . Stage

Beat egg whites and remaining salt together in a bowl using a whip attachment until stiff peaks form.

5 . Stage

Fold 1/3 of the whipped egg whites into 1 bowl of batter and pour into a prepared cake pan for the vanilla layer.

6 . Stage

Fold 1/3 of the whipped egg whites and chocolate-flavored milk powder into another bowl of batter. Pour into another prepared cake pan for the chocolate layer.

7 . Stage

Fold remaining 1/3 of the whipped egg whites, strawberry-flavored milk powder, and red food coloring into remaining bowl of batter. Pour into the remaining prepared cake pan for the strawberry layer.

8 . Stage

Bake cake layers in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of each comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool for about 15 minutes before flipping layers onto a wire rack to cool to room temperature, 20 to 30 minutes more.

9 . Stage

Combine cream cheese, butter, and shortening in a bowl and cream together until smooth. Scrape down the bowl and add confectioners' sugar. Blend until frosting is smooth.

10 . Stage

Assemble and frost the cooled cake layers and decorate as you please.