Indulge in the delightful flavors of the Neapolitan Cake Bars, a classic dessert that combines three layers of goodness. The moist and fluffy vanilla cake is topped with a rich chocolate layer and a luscious strawberry layer, creating a symphony of flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. This recipe also includes variations for a gluten-free version, a chocolate chip cookie crust, and a whipped cream frosting, allowing you to customize your cake bars to perfection. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, this step-by-step guide will guide you through the process of creating these delectable treats.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
NEAPOLITAN BARS
The colors of the season featured in this moist bars, which are layered with cherry and apricot preserves.-Nancy Foust, Stoneboro, Pennsylvania
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h
Yield 4 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Line a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan with waxed paper; grease the paper and set aside., In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Divide dough in thirds. Tint one portion green and one portion red; leave the remaining portion white. Add chocolate chips to green portion, cherries to red portion and coconut and rum extract to white portion. Spread one portion into prepared pan. Bake at 350° for 7-9 minutes or until edges are golden brown., Immediately invert onto a wire rack and remove waxed paper. Place another wire rack on top and turn over. Cool completely. Repeat with remaining portions, preparing pan each time., Place pink layer on a large piece of plastic wrap, about 30 in. long. Spread with cherry preserves. Top with white layer and spread with apricot preserves. Top with green layer. Bring plastic over layers. Slide onto a baking sheet and set a cutting board on top to compress layers. Refrigerate overnight., With a sharp knife, trim 1/4 in. from each edge. Cut into bars. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 94 calories, Fat 5g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 69mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
NEAPOLITAN CAKE BARS
With three-flavor delight in every bite, these colorful bars combine Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ devil's food, white and strawberry cake mixes in one tasty bar.
Provided by Inspired Taste
Categories Dessert
Time 1h45m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, mash devil's food cake mix, 1/2 cup butter and 1 egg until well combined. Repeat in separate bowls with white cake mix and strawberry cake mix using remaining butter and eggs.
- Press devil's food batter in bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch pan.
- Press white batter on top of devil's food batter.
- Press strawberry batter on top of white batter.
- Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 45 minutes. Cut into bars.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 Serving
NEAPOLITAN CREAM CHEESE BARS
Prize-Winning Recipe Fall 2010! Layer chocolate, vanilla and strawberry flavors in a delightful bar.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 3h35m
Yield 36
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, melted butter and 1 egg until soft dough forms. Press dough in bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes. Cool 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and the remaining 2 eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Spread over cookie base.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until set. Cool 30 minutes. Spread frosting over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 180, Carbohydrate 20 g, Cholesterol 40 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 135 mg, Sugar 15 g, TransFat 1 g
NEAPOLITAN CAKE
Savor the same triple flavor combo of the classic ice cream in a moist and delicious cake.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 2h15m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat oven to 325°F. Grease and lightly flour 12-cup fluted tube cake pan, or spray with baking spray with flour.
- In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and egg whites with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour about 1 2/3 cups batter into pan.
- Into small bowl, pour 1 1/3 cups batter; stir in almond extract and food color. Carefully pour pink batter over white batter in pan. Stir chocolate syrup into remaining batter. Carefully pour chocolate batter over pink batter.
- Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted 1 1/2 inches from side of cake comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Turn pan upside down onto cooling rack or heatproof serving plate; remove pan. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
- In microwavable bowl, microwave frosting uncovered on High about 15 seconds or until frosting can be stirred smooth and is thin enough to drizzle. Spread over top of cake, allowing some to drizzle down side. Store loosely covered.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 250, Carbohydrate 42 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 320 mg, Sugar 25 g, TransFat 1/2 g
NEAPOLITAN CRISPY BARS
Talk about a conversation piece! These fun, yummy bars will get people talking. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 1 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, combine a third of the marshmallows (about 2 cups) and 1 tablespoon butter. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until melted. Remove from heat; stir in Cocoa Krispies and chocolate chips. Press into a greased 11x7-in. dish., In a saucepan, combine a third of the marshmallows and 1 tablespoon butter. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until melted. Remove from heat; stir in 2 cups Rice Krispies. Press into dish over chocolate layer., In a saucepan, combine remaining marshmallows and butter. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until melted. Remove from heat; stir in preserves and, if desired, food coloring. Stir in remaining Rice Krispies. Press into dish; cool. Cut into bars.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 228 calories, Fat 5g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 8mg cholesterol, Sodium 159mg sodium, Carbohydrate 46g carbohydrate (28g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
NEAPOLITAN CAKE BATTER COOKIES
These sandwich cookies offer variety in every bite. They're easy to pull together with a quick-fix shortcut using Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ strawberry cake mix, devil's food cake mix and sugar cookie mix.
Provided by Inspired Taste
Categories Dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375°F. In 2 separate small bowls, place 1/2 cup each of the dry strawberry cake mix and dry devil's food cake mix; set aside.
- In medium bowl, stir 1 pouch cookie mix, remaining 1/2 cup strawberry cake mix, 1/2 cup of the butter and 1 egg until soft dough forms. Shape dough into 20 (1 1/2-inch) balls. Roll in reserved strawberry cake mix, coating completely. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 2 inches apart.
- In another medium bowl, stir second pouch of cookie mix, remaining 1/2 cup devil's food cake mix, remaining 1/2 cup butter and remaining egg until soft dough forms. Shape dough into 20 (1 1/2-inch) balls. Roll in reserved devil's food cake mix, coating completely. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 2 inches apart.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes or just until set. (Watch closely to prevent cookies from getting too crispy and overbaked.) Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
- In large bowl, beat cream cheese, 3/4 cup butter and the vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until frosting is light and fluffy.
- For each sandwich cookie, spread 1 1/2 rounded teaspoons frosting on bottom of 1 strawberry cookie. Top with 1 devil's food cookie, bottom side down; gently press together.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 Serving
NEAPOLITAN GOOEY CAKE BARS
Make and share this Neapolitan Gooey Cake Bars recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Lynn in MA
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Yield 24 Bars, 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 13" x 9" x 2" baking pan with foil and spray with cooking spray.
- 2.In a large mixing bowl, combine the chocolate cake mix with one stick of butter and one egg. Mix until combined well. Press evenly onto the bottom of the prepared baking pan.
- 3.In another large mixing bowl, combine the white cake mix with one stick of butter and one egg. Mix until combined well. Press evenly over the chocolate layer in pan.
- 4.In a third large mixing bowl, combine the strawberry cake mix with one stick of butter and one egg. Mix until combined well. Press evenly over the white layer in pan.
- 5.Evenly drizzle the sweetened condensed milk over the strawberry layer.
- 6.Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, until center is cooked through.
- 7.Let cool completely before removing from pan, peeling away foil and cutting into bars or squares.
- NOTE: Trim off all the edges after removing from pan but before cutting into bars/squares for a nicer/neater look.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 323.8, Fat 18.6, SaturatedFat 9.1, Cholesterol 57, Sodium 340.6, Carbohydrate 37.5, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 25.1, Protein 3.9
EASY NEAPOLITAN CAKE
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 1h55m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-x-5-inch or a 8.5-x-4.5-x-2.5-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Combine the cake mix, egg whites, oil and 1 cup water in a bowl using an electric mixer, mixing until smooth. Divide the batter evenly among 3 bowls. Leave the first bowl plain. To the second bowl, add the cocoa powder and mix well. To the third bowl, add the freeze-dried strawberries and food coloring to achieve your desired color.
- Using an ice cream scoop, place 2 scoops of chocolate mix into the loaf pan in different areas. Follow with 2 scoops of strawberry mix and 2 scoops of vanilla. Repeat until all the batter is used and the cake has a marbled appearance. Place in the oven and bake until a tester comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes.
- While the cake bakes, make the ganache. Heat the cream in a small saucepan over a low heat until just simmering. Place the chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl, then pour the cream over the chips and let sit for 1 minute. Whisk until smooth.
- Remove the cake from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes in the pan, then remove to a wire rack (not inverted) and let cool.
- Pour the ganache over the cake, letting any excess drip down the sides.
NEAPOLITAN SQUARES
Posted by request. Recipe by Jean Pare from "Company's Coming 150 Delicious Squares". Does not cooling prior to frosting.
Provided by Boxerwing
Categories Bar Cookie
Time 40m
Yield 36 bars
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Bottom Layer: Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Combine first four ingredients.
- Press into a greased 9"X9" pan with greased sides.
- Bake for 10 minute.
- Second layer: Combine coconut and condensed milk.
- Spread over bottom layer.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until a slight tinge of light brown begins to show on edges.
- Cool before frosting.
- Icing: Beat icing sugar, remaining butter and cherry juice together.
- You may need more juice to make it soft enough to spread.
- Spread over cooled bars.
- Cover tightly and store at least one day to soften.
- Can be use the same day as baked but will be more difficult to cut.
- Yield is 36 bars.
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- If you do not have cherry juice, use water with a bit of red food colouring with 1/4 tsp cherry or almond flavouring.
Tips:
- To achieve the perfect texture for the cake batter, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. This will help incorporate air into the batter, resulting in a light and airy sponge cake.
- Use room temperature ingredients whenever possible. This will help the ingredients blend together more easily and create a smoother batter.
- Do not overmix the batter. Overmixing can develop the gluten in the flour, making the cake tough. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
- For a richer flavor, use high-quality cocoa powder. Look for a cocoa powder that is labeled "unsweetened" or "natural."
- To prevent the cake from sticking to the pan, grease and flour the pan before pouring in the batter.
- Bake the cake in a preheated oven. This will help ensure that the cake bakes evenly.
- Do not open the oven door during baking. Opening the oven door can cause the cake to fall.
- Allow the cake to cool completely before frosting. This will help prevent the frosting from melting.
Conclusion:
Neapolitan cake bars are a delicious and festive dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With a moist chocolate cake layer, a creamy vanilla pudding layer, and a sweet strawberry sauce, these bars are sure to be a hit. With careful preparation, attention to detail, and a touch of creativity, you can create a Neapolitan cake bar that is both visually appealing and bursting with flavor.
Conclusion:
Neapolitan cake bars are a delicious and festive dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With a moist chocolate cake layer, a creamy vanilla pudding layer, and a sweet strawberry sauce, these bars are sure to be a hit. With careful preparation, attention to detail, and a touch of creativity, you can create a Neapolitan cake bar that is both visually appealing and bursting with flavor.
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