Checkerboard Cake

You Won't Believe How Easy It Is To Make A Picture Perfect Checkerboard Cake. Seriously. You've got this.

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INGREDIENTS:

  • Cake:
  • 1 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 6 eggs
  • 6 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons + 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cup milk
  • Food coloring
  • Buttercream:
  • 2 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 5 cups confectioner's sugar
  • Round candies


    • METHOD:

    Bake the cakes: Cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy.
    Add the vanilla extract and eggs and beat until combined.
    In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
    Add this to the butter mixture in 2 additions, alternating with the buttermilk.
    Divide the mixture into 4 non-stick cake pans and dye them 4 colors.
    Bake at 350F for 30-40 minutes, or until fully cooked.
    Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.
    Place the cakes in the freezer until firm (this will make them much easier to slice!).

    Make the buttercream: Cream the butter with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy.
    Add the vanilla extract and beat until combined.
    Add the confectioner's sugar one cup at a time, then beat for 3-5 minutes, until fluffy.

    Assembly: Flatten the cakes and remove the brown sides and bottom.
    Slice each cake into 4 rings.
    Swap out the rings between each cake, so that each layer of cake contains one ring of each color.
    Stack the layers on a cake stand, spreading some buttercream in between each layer.
    Coat the entire cake in a layer of buttercream and decorate the base of the cake with candies.
    Slice to reveal the checkerboard pattern inside!

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    COMMENTS / REVIEWS

    1. C
      CJ McD

      Loved it. Simple, but very tasty.

    2. M
      Marisa

      Just tried this recipe and really loved it.

    3. S
      Sarah

      Unfortunately it is not in my taste.I do not recommend it.

    4. C
      Christel

      I absolutely love the simplicity of this recipe.

    5. M
      Mark

      I made this dish for dinner tonight and it was excellent.

    6. C
      Colleen

      Oh my goodness this is the most amazing recipe ever!

    7. M
      Mark L.

      Great Dish! Have been making this for years and it never fails to all get eaten up.

    8. E
      Ellen

      This is my go-to recipe

    9. J
      Jenn

      I loved this. I don't have words to explain how delicious and amazing this dish is.

    10. r
      rei

      This is delicious and easy!

    11. L
      Lydia

      You are a culinary genius! We loved the recipe.

    12. J
      Jancd

      I work all day every day M-S. On my way home from work, I read this article, got home followed all the instructions they all taste good. Thank you for the recipe!!

    13. R
      Ryan

      Thank you so much for this recipe!

    14. A
      Annalisa

      Fabulous recipe

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      Annalisa

      Your site is the only one I use because I know everything will end up great!

    16. D
      David Michel

      Made this tonight and it was wonderful!

    17. B
      Bea

      I love this recipe

    18. L
      Leah

      This is a very easy recipe- it's simple but delicious

    19. M
      MaryM

      I love making this!

    20. A
      Alaska Girl

      Delicious! I was able to increase or decrease the amounts of anything I liked or did not like to make it my own!

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