Rich and fruity, this chocolate strawberry cake will be the wow-factor you want at your next dinner party.
This will make the cake crumb extra tender and light.
you’re free to bake the cake layers in advance.
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Learn how to make a chocolate strawberry cake.
Store fresh strawberries used as a garnish separately, if possible.
Bring to room temperature before serving.
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semisweet chocolate baking bar, chopped
1/2cupboiling water
1cup(8 oz.)
Grease and flour 3 (8-inch) round cake pans; set aside.
Melt chocolate:
Place chopped chocolate in a small heatproof bowl; pour boiling water over chocolate.
Whisk until chocolate is melted and smooth.
Let stand until cooled to room temperature, about 20 minutes.
Gradually add granulated sugar and brown sugar, beating until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes.
Add egg yolks 1 at a time, beating until just blended after each addition.
Add vanilla and cooled melted chocolate, beating until blended.
Gently fold into chocolate batter.
Add batter to pans:
Pour batter evenly into prepared pans.
Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes.
Remove Cake Layers from pans; let cool completely on wire racks, about 40 minutes.
Increase speed to medium-high; beat until light and fluffy, about 1 minute.
Gently fold in remaining strawberries.
Repeat process with 1 additional Cake Layer and 1/2 cup Frosting.
Top with remaining Cake Layer; spread remaining Frosting over top and sides of cake.
Garnish with whole and halved strawberries.
For that reason, we don’t recommend using frozen strawberries for this cake.
But we promise that making this chocolate cake is worth the effort.
check that to fold in the diced strawberries to avoid liquefying your frosting.
