Spring is in the air! The days are warmer and longer. Though the nights are still pretty cold, the flora and fauna is an absolute reminder of the gorgeous season. In Sydney, spring is a riot of pinks and purples, especially where I live on the hills. I love driving around the neighborhood where the same gloomy trees are bursting with colour and on the weekend I find every one tending busily to their gardens. Needless to say, that is exactly what I was thinking about when I baked and decorated this cake.

If you haven’t heard of a Neapolitan cake, it is the best of 3 delicious worlds. The combination of all the 3 classic flavours, vanilla, chocolate and strawberry! Why choose one when you can have all of them in a single slice. Though it looks like a lot of work, it actually isn’t quite that difficult. Because the batter and the buttercream are made in one bowl and then divided to flavour with the different flavour profiles, it’s not really a whole lot of dishes or effort. Overall, it’s a delicious cake that looks really impressive whether it’s for a birthday party or a special get- together. I decided to make it into a larger one layer treat than a multi layered cake as I lately love the simplicity and convenience of a single layered centrepiece.

Neapolitan Spring Cake
Makes a 9 inch round cake

250 g unsalted butter, softened
1 cup CSR Sugar Caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 eggs
2 cups self raising flour
1/2 c...