Dessert for 16

Neapolitan Traybake

Name: Neapolitan Traybake
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: British and Irish
Ingredients: 200 g unsalted butter softened; 100 g strawberries hulled and quartered; 200 g caster sugar; 3 eggs; 1 tbsp vanilla extract; 200 g self-raising flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 2 tbsp cocoa powder; 3 tbsp milk; drop of pink gel food colouring; 200 ml double cream; 2 tbsp icing sugar; 6 chocolate flakes cut into thirds

Vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate cake batters bake together in a sheet pan, then receive cream and chocolate flakes.

Typical price

$2.66for 4 servings

$0.66 per serving$2.66 for 4

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Photo: bbcgoodfood.com

70 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
16servings as written
$typical cost tier

British and Irish Vegetarian Budget Desserts Sheet pan

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Butter$0.40/oz typical	7 oz	$2.82Typical price
Berries$0.40/oz typical	3.5 oz	$1.41Typical price
Eggs$0.30 each typical	3	$0.90Typical price
Milk$0.04/oz typical	1.5 oz	$0.06Typical price
Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical	7 oz	$1.54Typical price
Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical	6 oz	$2.70Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.64

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaFlourBaking powder and soda

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

200 g unsalted butter softened
100 g strawberries hulled and quartered
200 g caster sugar
3 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla extract
200 g self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp cocoa powder
3 tbsp milk
drop of pink gel food colouring
200 ml double cream
2 tbsp icing sugar
6 chocolate flakes cut into thirds

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F, grease a 9-by-13-inch sheet pan, and line it with baking paper.
Beat the butter and sugar until pale, then beat in the eggs and vanilla.
Fold in the flour and baking powder, then divide the batter into three bowls.
Mix cocoa and 1 tablespoon milk into one bowl, strawberries and food coloring into another, and 2 tablespoons milk into the last bowl.
Spoon the three batters into separate sections of the pan, smooth the tops, and bake for 25 to 28 minutes.
Cool the cake for 15 minutes, whip the cream with icing sugar, spread it over the top, and add the chocolate flakes.

Swaps

Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices