Neapolitan Cake

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY AWESOME SISTER, STEPHANIE!!!

To make this beautiful cake you'll need:
1 milk chocolate cake mix
1 strawberry cake mix
1 white cake mix
butter 
milk
eggs
strawberry extract
milk chocolate
vanilla extract
food colors
Buttercream icing- enough to divide into thirds

Step 1: 
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare 8" or 9" round cake pans.

Step 2:
Make the cakes, one flavor at a time. Empty a cake mix into a mixing bowl, add one more egg than the box says, use melted butter instead of oil and double the amount, use milk instead of water. Mix well. These changes from the box directions will make the cakes taste like they were made from scratch. If you would like you can stir in additives like, chocolate chips, strawberries, or vanilla beans. ( I like to do this, it bumps up the flavors a notch.) Bake the cakes according to box directions. Let cool completely before icing. You will end up with 6 cakes after you get finished baking. Save and freeze one round cake from each flavor for later use. You will only need one of each flavor for this cake. 

Step 3:
You can use canned icing or:
Make the buttercream icing. I used this recipe, it's super delicious and will make enough to cover the entire cake. Divide the icing into thirds. One third will be milk chocolate- add 1/2 c. melted milk chocolate into reserved icing and mix well. One third will be strawberry- add 1 1/4 tsp. of strawberry extract and red food coloring until you reach desired pink color. The last third will be vanilla- add 1 tsp vanilla extract. 

Step 4: 
Decorate as desired. I chose to do a rose design. Just be creative, and have fun.