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Layered Neapolitan Cupcakes
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Layered Neapolitan Cupcakes Recipe

When you are looking for a unique cupcake recipe, you need to try these Neapolitan Cupcakes. These cupcakes are like having your favorite ice cream in a delicious cupcake form. Chocolate Vanilla and Strawberry flavors coming together for this perfect party cupcake.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time21 minutes
Total Time51 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: neapolitan
Keyword: neapolitan cupcakes
Servings: 20
Author: Jill

Ingredients

Chocolate cake

  • 1/3 Cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 Cup boiling water
  • 1/4 Cup unsalted butter melted
  • 2 1/2 Tbsp canola oil
  • 3/4 Cup + 2 Tbsp sugar
  • 3/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 large egg room temp
  • 1 large egg yolk reserve white for white portion of cupcake
  • 1/4 Cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 Cup flour

Vanilla Cupcake

Chocolate Frosting Ingredients:

Vanilla frosting Ingredients:

Instructions

For the chocolate cupcake:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Line cupcake pan with cupcake liners and set aside
  • Using a large heat proof mixing bowl, whisk together cocoa powder and baking soda.
  • Carefully pour in boiling water and whisk until bubbling subsides and mixture is well blended, allow to cool for 5 minutes.
  • Using a standing mixer, cream together melted butter, Canola oil, sugar, vanilla and salt until well combined.
  • Mix in egg and egg yolk until combined.
  • Mix in cocoa mixture until combined
  • Gradually mix in flour until combined, while scraping down sides and bottom of bowl.
  • Spoon an even 1/8 cup of the chocolate cake mix into the cupcake liners and set aside

Vanilla cupcake:

  • Using a medium bowl, whisk together the cake flour, baking powder and salt until combined, set aside
  • Using a standing mixer, cream together the whip together butter and sugar until fluffy.
  • In separate mixing bowl whisk together milk, egg whites and vanilla extract until well blended.
  • Add 1/3 of the flour mixture to butter/sugar mixture, then mix until combined, then add 1/2 of the milk/egg mixture and mix on low speed until combined
  • Add another 1/3 of the flour mixture and mix until combined, then add remaining 1/2 of the milk/egg mixture and mix on low until combined
  • Add last 1/3 of the flour mixture and mix until well combined.
  • Split the batter into two bowls and add 1 tsp of the strawberry extract and a few drops of pink food coloring and mix until combined
  • Gently dollop a heaping 1/8 cup of the strawberry cake mix over chocolate layer
  • Gently dollop 1/8 C of the vanilla cake mix over the strawberry layer
  • Bake in the oven for 21 minutes
  • Allow to cool completely

Chocolate Frosting Directions:

  • Using a standing mixer, beat the butter, cocoa powder, powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, chocolate and vanilla extract until combined and smooth on medium speed until creamy
  • If the frosting is to thin, mix in 1/4 C more of powdered sugar. Make sure to scrape the sides of the bowl!
  • Scoop into 1 piping bag fitted with a large star tip

Vanilla frosting Directions:

  • Using a standing mixer, beat the butter on medium speed until creamy
  • Mix in the powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, and vanilla extract until combined and smooth
  • If the frosting is to thin, mix in 1/4 C more of powdered sugar
  • Split frosting into two bowls
  • Add a few drops of pink coloring and 3 tsp of strawberry extract into one bowl and mix until combined
  • Scoop the vanilla frosting into a piping bag fitted with a large star tip
  • Scoop the pink frosting into a piping bag fitted with a large star tip

Decorating :

  • Using the chocolate frosting, pipe a large circle onto the cupcake
  • Using the pink frosting, pipe a semi smaller circle on top of the chocolate frosting
  • Using the vanilla frosting pipe a even smaller circle on top of the pink frosting
  • Sprinkle pink sprinkles and top with a chocolate cone piece and cherry
  • Enjoy