Chocolate and strawberry cake: the recipe for a delicious and scenic dessert
ingredients
powdered baking powder
The chocolate cake and strawberries it’s a sweet greedy and elegant, perfect for a birthday party, an anniversary or a special occasion, such as Mother’s Day. Fresh strawberries, a spring fruit with a marked sweetness and an irresistible fragrance, are combined with the strong flavor of dark chocolate, giving life to one of the most popular and successful combinations in local and international pastry.
easy and fast to bring to the table, just work the eggs with the sugar, add the dark chocolate, melted in a bain-marie with the butter, milk, flour and baking powder; add the strawberries, cut into pieces, pour the mixture into a mold and continue cooking in the oven until the base is well cooked, but still very soft.
The result is a delicious cake with a moist texture, ideal for decorating with a Chocolate Ganache and others strawberries fresh, or to decorate with wisps of whipped cream, fondant flakes and other red fruits.
To prevent the strawberries from settling on the bottom of the mold, once added to the mixture, we recommend that you sprinkle them with a little flour. For a nice color effect, you can decorate the surface with a white chocolate ganache.
Discover how to make the chocolate and strawberry cake following the step-by-step procedure and tips. If you love this sublime combination, try the chocolate-strawberry mousse and the strawberry-chocolate muffins.
How to prepare chocolate cake and strawberries
Step 1
Step 1
Transfer the butter and chocolate to a bowl. 1.
Transfer the butter and chocolate to a bowl. 1.
Step 2
Step 2
Put the bowl in a saucepan with water and melt in a bain-marie 2.
Put the bowl in a saucepan with water and melt in a bain-marie 2.
Step 3
Step 3
add milk 3.
add milk 3.
stage 4
stage 4
Mix well 4.
Mix well 4.
step 5
step 5
In a large bowl, combine the sugar and eggs. 5.
In a large bowl, combine the sugar and eggs. 5.
step 6
step 6
Beat until you have a clear and frothy mixture 6.
Beat until you have a clear and frothy mixture 6.
step 7
step 7
Add the chocolate cream 7.
Add the chocolate cream 7.
step 8
step 8
Add it to the egg and sugar mixture. 8.
Add it to the egg and sugar mixture. 8.
step 9
step 9
In another bowl, pour the dry ingredients. 9 and mix them.
In another bowl, pour the dry ingredients. 9 and mix them.
step 10
step 10
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the creamy mixture. 10.
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the creamy mixture. 10.
step 11
step 11
mix carefully eleven.
mix carefully eleven.
step 12
step 12
Wash the strawberries and remove the stem. 12.
Wash the strawberries and remove the stem. 12.
step 13
step 13
Cut them into small pieces 13.
Cut them into small pieces 13.
step 14
step 14
Cover them with a layer of flour 14.
Cover them with a layer of flour 14.
step 15
step 15
Add them to the mixture and incorporate them gently. fifteen.
Add them to the mixture and incorporate them gently. fifteen.
step 16
step 16
Transfer the compound to a dish, lined with baking paper, about 22 cm in diameter. sixteen.
Transfer the compound to a dish, lined with baking paper, about 22 cm in diameter. sixteen.
step 17
step 17
level up 17 and bake at 170 °C for 40-50 minutes.
level up 17 and bake at 170 °C for 40-50 minutes.
step 18
step 18
When the cake is ready, we cut the chocolate for the ganache into large pieces. 18.
When the cake is ready, we cut the chocolate for the ganache into large pieces. 18.
step 19
step 19
Transfer them to a bowl, pour in the boiling cream. 19 and wait a minute.
Transfer them to a bowl, pour in the boiling cream. 19 and wait a minute.
step 20
step 20
Mix until you have a smooth and shiny cream. twenty.
Mix until you have a smooth and shiny cream. twenty.
step 21
step 21
Transfer the cake to a serving plate and cover the surface with the ganache, spreading it starting from the center with a spoon. twenty-one.
Transfer the cake to a serving plate and cover the surface with the ganache, spreading it starting from the center with a spoon. twenty-one.
step 22
step 22
Allow to cool and then place the strawberries, cut in half. 22.
Allow to cool and then place the strawberries, cut in half. 22.
Step 23
Step 23
Bring to the table and serve the cake. 23.
Bring to the table and serve the cake. 23.
step 24
step 24
Cut into slices and enjoy. 24.
Cut into slices and enjoy. 24.
storage
The chocolate and strawberry cake will keep for two days closed in a container.
