Chocolate cake with strawberry cream

Going to have a party and want to prepare a fresh cake with an excellent presentation? We suggest this chocolate cake with strawberry cream, everyone will love this delicious mixture of flavors…

Chocolate cake with strawberry cream on a plate

INGREDIENTS FOR CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH STRAWBERRY CREAM

Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this recipe:

Dark chocolate
Margarine
Eggs
Liquid caramel
Baking powder
Lemon zest
Granulated sugar
Milk
All-purpose flour
Strawberries
Heavy whipping cream
Powdered sugar
Vanilla extract

Below you’ll find the correct measurement of all ingredients and the step-by-step guide for this recipe.

HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH STRAWBERRY CREAM

For the cake: Put the chocolate broken into pieces and the margarine in a bowl. Melt in the microwave. Remove from microwave and stir with a fork until a creamy mixture.
Beat the eggs, the sugar and the lemon zest until obtain a homogeneous mixture. Add the chocolate, milk, the liquid caramel and mix for 3 to 4 minutes until it’s nicely incorporated. Add the flour mixed with the baking powder and beat until a homogeneous and creamy mixture. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake about 55 minutes. Remove the cake from oven, unmold onto a plate and let cool to room temperature.
For the cream: Remove the stem from the strawberries and wash them. Put the strawberries cut into pieces in a blender and blend on high until smooth. In a bowl, whip the cream with the powdered sugar and the vanilla extract until stiff peaks form. Pour the strawberry cream and fold gently with a spatula. Slice the cake in half with a knife and fill with half of the cream. Cover with the top slice of the cake, spread the top of the cake with the remaining cream and garnish with strawberries. Refrigerate the cake for approximately 1 hour and serve.

Chocolate cake with strawberry cream steps

Slice of chocolate cake with strawberry cream on a plate

Chocolate cake with strawberry cream

Chocolate cake with strawberry cream on a plate

Going to have a party and want to prepare a fresh cake with an excellent presentation? We suggest this chocolate cake with strawberry cream, everyone will love this delicious mixture of flavors…

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    Category:Breakfast, Cakes, Chocolate, Desserts, Recipes
    Cuisine:
    Difficulty:
    Servings: 14 slices
    Prep Time:30 m
    Cook Time:50 m
    Total Time:1:20 h

    Ingredients

      For the cake:

    • 200 grams (7 ounces) dark chocolate
    • 100 grams (1/2 cup) margarine
    • 6 eggs
    • 1 tablespoon liquid caramel
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • Zest of one lemon
    • 150 grams (2/3 cup) granulated sugar
    • 100 ml (1/2 cup) milk
    • 150 grams (1 cup) all-purpose flour
    • For the cream:

    • 200 grams (7 ounces) strawberries
    • 200 ml (1/2 pint (236 ml)) heavy whipping cream
    • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    Directions

    1. For the cake:
      Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF). Grease a round cake pan (22 x 10 centimeters (8 2/3 x 4 inches)) with margarine and dust with some flour.
    2. Put the chocolate broken into pieces and the margarine in a bowl. Melt in the microwave. Remove from microwave and stir with a fork until a creamy mixture.
    3. In an electric mixer, beat on medium speed the eggs, the sugar and the lemon zest until obtain a homogeneous mixture. Add the chocolate, milk, the liquid caramel and mix for 3 to 4 minutes until it’s nicely incorporated. Reduce the mixer speed to low, add the flour mixed with the baking powder and beat until a homogeneous and creamy mixture.
    4. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes (the time depends on the oven).
    5. Remove the cake from oven, unmold onto a plate and let cool to room temperature.
    6. For the cream:
      Remove the stem from the strawberries and wash them. Put the strawberries cut into pieces in a blender and blend on high until smooth.
    7. In a bowl, whip the cream with the powdered sugar and the vanilla extract until stiff peaks form. Pour the strawberry cream and fold gently with a spatula.
    8. Slice the cake in half with a knife and fill with half of the cream. Cover with the top slice of the cake, spread the top of the cake with the remaining cream and garnish with strawberries.
    9. Refrigerate the cake for approximately 1 hour and serve.
      Note: The cake should be consumed on the same day or in two days at the most.
    Chocolate cake with strawberry cream
    Nutrition facts
    Serves 14 slices
    Per Serving:
    % DAILY VALUE
    Calories 296
    Total Fat 17.5 g(27%)
    Saturated Fat 8 g(40%)
    Cholesterol 94 mg(31%)
    Sodium 115 mg(5%)
    Total Carbohydrate 30 g(10%)
    Protein 5.5 g
     

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