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. J
      Jamie

      Made this tonight and it was wonderful!

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      Linda

      This website has been my go-to for weekly meal planning the past couple of years

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      chris p

      Oh my, was this delicious! I made this last night when I thought company was coming over. They ended up staying home and so I had this amazing all to myself.

    4. S
      Susan

      Wow, I'm the first to make this? Cool. This was really easy to make

    5. M
      Min

      I am currently eating it by the bucket

    6. A
      Angie

      This is a GREAT recipe.

    7. T
      Tina

      You are a culinary genius! We loved the recipe.

    8. M
      Marilyn

      I made this yesterday not 5 minutes after I saw the recipe.

    9. S
      Susan

      Love, love, love it.Made it twice now

    10. W
      Willie

      OMG. Thank you for this recipe, it is wonderful!

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      susan briscoe

      Love everything about this recipe. It is easy and super tasty. Thank you

    12. C
      Chantel

      I love making this recipe its amazing:)

    13. M
      Miranda

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

    14. D
      Diana

      I've made this recipe a handful of times. My picky 11yr old son and husband love it! It's the only one I use. Thank you!

    15. t
      tomoko

      this looks and smells great! and very easy.

    16. B
      Brandi

      Oh my goodness this is the most amazing recipe ever!

    17. E
      Erin

      Mmmm lovely

    18. Y
      Yvonne

      These were pretty delicious

    19. E
      Erin M.

      I have lost track of all the times I have used this recipe. Always great!

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