Do you like strawberries and chocolate? Combine these two ingredients in this delicious strawberry cake with chocolate frosting. It's a simple cake with excellent presentation. Bon appetit!!!
MAIN INGREDIENTS OF THIS RECIPE:
- Strawberries, dark chocolate, granulated sugar, flour, eggs, milk
HOW TO MAKE STRAWBERRY CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE FROSTING:
For the cake: Wash the strawberries and remove the stem. Cut the strawberries into quarters and set aside.
Beat the sugar, eggs and the butter until obtain a homogeneous and creamy mixture. Add the milk, vanilla extract and mix for 2 to 3 minutes until it’s nicely incorporated. Add the flour and the baking powder and beat until a creamy mixture. Finally, fold with a spatula the strawberries in the dough.
For the frosting: In a large bowl, place the dark chocolate broken into small pieces and the hot milk. Let the chocolate soften for 2 to 3 minutes. Whisk until obtain a creamy mixture. Pour the chocolate cream over the cake and spread it with a spatula. Garnish with sliced strawberries, sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.
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RECIPE VIDEO:
(1 votes, 5.00 out of 5)Ingredients
- 250 grams (8 3/4 ounces) strawberries
- 4 large eggs
- 200 grams (1 1/2 cups) all-purpose flour
- 150 grams (2/3 cup) granulated sugar
- 100 grams (1/2 cup) butter to room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 50 ml (1/4 cup) milk
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 200 grams (7 ounces) dark chocolate
- 125 ml (1/2 cup) hot milk
- 100 grams (3 1/2 ounces) sliced strawberries
- Powdered sugar for garnish
For the cake:
For the frosting:
Directions
- For the cake:
Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF). Grease a round cake pan (20 x 7 centimeters (8 x 2 3/4 inches)) with margarine and dust with some flour. - Wash the strawberries and remove the stem. Cut the strawberries into quarters and set aside.
- In an electric mixer, beat on medium speed the sugar, eggs and the butter until obtain a homogeneous and creamy mixture. Add the milk, vanilla extract and mix for 2 to 3 minutes until it’s nicely incorporated. Add the flour and the baking powder and beat until a creamy mixture. Finally, fold with a spatula the strawberries in the dough.
- Pour the dough into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes (the time depends on the oven).
- When the cake is cooked, turn it out onto a plate and let cool to room temperature.
- For the frosting:
In a large bowl, place the dark chocolate broken into small pieces and the hot milk. Let the chocolate soften for 2 to 3 minutes. Whisk until obtain a creamy mixture. - Pour the chocolate cream over the cake and spread it with a spatula. Garnish with sliced strawberries, sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.
