Chessboard Cake with Apples and Pudding

🍰 This beautiful layered cake looks like a chessboard when sliced. With soft sponge, creamy pudding, apples, and a glossy jelly top, it’s a showstopper that tastes as good as it looks. Perfect for family gatherings or Sunday coffee with friends.

🧾 Ingredients

For the sponge base:

  • 4 eggs

  • 120 g sugar (½ cup)

  • 100 g flour (Âľ cup)

  • 1 tsp baking powder

  • Pinch of salt

For the pudding cream:

  • 2 packs vanilla pudding powder (or custard mix)

  • 800 ml milk

  • 80 g sugar (â…“ cup)

  • 200 g butter, softened

For the apple layer:

  • 4 medium apples, peeled & diced

  • 2 tbsp sugar

  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

  • 1 packet red fruit jelly (strawberry/cherry)

For the topping:

  • 1 packet clear jelly (or apple-flavored gelatin)

  • 500 ml water or apple juice

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