Description
Enjoy the delightful blend of flavors with these Heavenly Neapolitan Cream Cupcakes. These tri-color cupcakes feature layers of vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry, topped with a swirl of frosting. Perfect for parties and special occasions.
Ingredients
Scale
Cupcakes:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup whole milk
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon strawberry extract
- Pink gel food coloring (optional)
Frosting:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 2–4 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon strawberry extract
- Pink gel food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Cream butter and sugar: In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then mix in the vanilla extract.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients: Alternately add the flour mixture and milk, beginning and ending with flour, until just combined.
- Divide batter: Divide the batter into three bowls. Leave one plain, stir cocoa powder into the second, and add strawberry extract and pink food coloring to the third.
- Layer batter: Spoon layers of chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla batter into cupcake liners. Bake for 18–20 minutes.
- Make frosting: Beat butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and heavy cream until light and fluffy. Divide into three bowls, add cocoa to one, and strawberry extract and pink coloring to another.
- Frost cupcakes: Pipe the three frostings into a piping bag with a large tip and swirl on cooled cupcakes.
Notes
- For perfect layers, gently spread each batter layer before adding the next.
- Use gel food coloring to avoid thinning the batter.
- These cupcakes are ideal for birthday parties or special occasions.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 38 g
- Sodium: 160 mg
- Fat: 23 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg
