Neapolitan Pound Cake Recipes

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease and flour 10-inch, 12-cup fluted tube pan.
• BEAT cream cheese and eggs in large mixer bowl until smooth.
• Beat in cake mix alternately with milk.
• Beat on high speed for 2 minutes (batter will be thick).
• Remove 2 cups batter and place in separate bowl; stir in chocolate Nesquik.
• Remove 2 more cups white cake batter and place in separate bowl; stir in strawberry Nesquik.
• SPOON strawberry batter into prepared pan; tap pan on counter lightly.
• Spoon white batter over strawberry batter covering it completely, and then spoon chocolate batter over white batter.
• BAKE on center oven rack for 55 to 65 minutes or until wooden pick inserted into cake comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on wire rack for 45 minutes.
• Loosen edges with butter knife if needed; invert onto wire rack to cool completely.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° (325° for coloured fluted tube pan).
• Using solid shortening or margarine (not oil), grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube pan (non-stick finish pan, too).
• In large bowl, blend cream cheese and eggs until smooth.
• Blend in cake mix and milk.
• Beat 2 minutes at highest speed.
• Add strawberry milk drink mix to 2 cups batter; pour into prepared pan.
• Stir vanilla into 2 cups batter; pour over strawberry batter.
• Add chocolate milk drink mix to remaining batter; pour over vanilla batter.
• Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool upright in pan 45 minutes.
• Loosen edges; remove from pan.
• Cool completely.
• If desired, sprinkle with powdered sugar or serve with ice cream and chocolate sauce.

Steps:

• Line an (8 1/2 by 4 1/2 by 2 1/2-inch) metal loaf pan with 2 layers of plastic wrap, allowing 3 inches of plastic to hang over pan sides. Cut ice cream block in half crosswise, and then press the layer of pound cake slices into the bottom of the pan. Add half of ice cream and then add the remaining cake to sandwich the ice cream. Fold plastic overhang atop cake to cover. Freeze for 4 hours, or until frozen solid.
• Wrap hot damp towels around pan sides to loosen cake and ice cream from pan. Fold back plastic from atop cake. Invert a baking dish or large flame-proof plate atop cake. Holding baking dish and pan together, invert cake into dish. Remove pan; keep cake covered with plastic wrap. Freeze while preparing meringue.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Beat egg whites in the bowl of an electric mixer until frothy. Add cream of tartar and continue beating until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Remove plastic from cake. Spread meringue over cake, covering cake and ice cream and completely sealing meringue to dish. Bake until meringue is lightly brown and just set, about 3 minutes. Cut into slices and serve immediately.