Chocolate Strawberry Cake

By Ellie

6 Person

55 Minutes

613 Calories

Sweet cake with chocolate icing or chocolate sauce, and then enjoy the chocolate cake alone or share with family and friends, regardless of the taste of the chocolate cake is irresistible. Here you will see a variety of ways to make chocolate, I believe there is always the one you like, of course, each flavor will not let you down!

Ingredients

filling and topping

Fresh mint leaves
1 and ½ cups fresh strawberries

chocolate ganache:

160g chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
160ml heavy cream

cake:

1 tsp. vanilla powder or extract
1 tsp. baking powder
¼ cup cocoa powder
2 and ¼ cups all purpose flour
1 and ½ cup plain yogurt
½ cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
3 eggs, at room temperature

Method

01

Lightly oil two 6” round spring form cake pans, line their bottoms with parchment paper and set aside.
02

Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃).
03

Beat eggs and sugar with an electric mixer until creamy.
04

Add in oil and yogurt. Mix well.
05

Gradually sift the flour directly into the mixing bowl and mix just until combined.
06

Add in cocoa powder, baking powder, and vanilla powder. Stir well. Don’t overmix the batter, just until everything combines.
07

Share the batter into two pans and bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
08

Remove them from the oven and let them cool in the pan for about 10 minutes. Then remove them from pans carefully. Allow them to cool completely on a cooling rack.
09

Meanwhile, prepare the chocolate ganache.(See the video above).
10

Put chocolate chips in a bowl.
11

Heat the heavy cream just until it boils and pour it over the chocolate chips. Wait for 2 minutes and stir until smooth.
12

Let it reach to room temperature.
13

Spread ¼ of your chocolate ganache on the first cake. Wait for about 10 minutes so that the ganache sets a bit.
14

Slice ½ cup of strawberries lengthwise and place them on the chocolate ganache you spread on the first cake.
15

Carefully place the second cake on the strawberries, gently press on it just to help it set.
16

Pour the rest of the ganache over it. Wait about 10 minutes and then place the rest of the strawberries as they are on the top.
17

Place a sprig of fresh mint on the very top.

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( By Ellie )

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 6 servings
Calorie 613 Kcal
Prep Time 20 Mins
Cook Time 35 Mins
Total Time 55 Mins

02 Ingredients

filling and topping

Fresh mint leaves

1 and ½ cups fresh strawberries

chocolate ganache:

160g chocolate chips or chopped chocolate

160ml heavy cream

cake:

1 tsp. vanilla powder or extract

1 tsp. baking powder

¼ cup cocoa powder

2 and ¼ cups all purpose flour

1 and ½ cup plain yogurt

½ cup vegetable oil

1 cup sugar

3 eggs, at room temperature

03 Method

Step 1

Lightly oil two 6” round spring form cake pans, line their bottoms with parchment paper and set aside.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃).

Step 3

Beat eggs and sugar with an electric mixer until creamy.

Step 4

Add in oil and yogurt. Mix well.

Step 5

Gradually sift the flour directly into the mixing bowl and mix just until combined.

Step 6

Add in cocoa powder, baking powder, and vanilla powder. Stir well. Don’t overmix the batter, just until everything combines.

Step 7

Share the batter into two pans and bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Step 8

Remove them from the oven and let them cool in the pan for about 10 minutes. Then remove them from pans carefully. Allow them to cool completely on a cooling rack.

Step 9

Meanwhile, prepare the chocolate ganache.(See the video above).

Step 10

Put chocolate chips in a bowl.

Step 11

Heat the heavy cream just until it boils and pour it over the chocolate chips. Wait for 2 minutes and stir until smooth.

Step 12

Let it reach to room temperature.

Step 13

Spread ¼ of your chocolate ganache on the first cake. Wait for about 10 minutes so that the ganache sets a bit.

Step 14

Slice ½ cup of strawberries lengthwise and place them on the chocolate ganache you spread on the first cake.