Strawberries and Cream Chocolate Cake

I've made a lot of chocolate cakes over the years. A lot of chocolate cakes. But this strawberries and cream chocolate cake is one of my favorites.

The chocolate cake tastes like a cross between brownies and chocolate cake. It's a little richer and a little more dense than a regular light and fluffy chocolate cake.

The chocolate cake is topped with plenty of sweetened whipped cream and fresh strawberries. The sweet/tart strawberries and the creamy whipped cream are pretty much perfect with the rich chocolate cake.

More chocolate cake recipes!

• Chocolate Mousse Cake
• Homemade German Chocolate Cake
• Flourless Chocolate Cake

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Strawberries and Cream Chocolate Cake

Brownie-like chocolate cake topped with whipped cream and strawberries

Author:I Heart Eating

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

Servings:12

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cake, chocolate, strawberries

Print Rate Pin

5 from 5 votes

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 1/4 cups (150 g) all-purpose flour
• ▢ 1/2 cup (35 g) Dutch-process cocoa powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• ▢ 1 1/4 cups (248 g) granulated sugar
• ▢ 1/4 cup (56 g) butter melted
• ▢ 2 large eggs
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ 1/2 cup (105 g) buttermilk
• ▢ 1/2 cup (106 g) warm water (not hot)
• ▢ 2 cups (454 g) heavy whipping cream
• ▢ 1/2 cup (99 g) granulated sugar
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ 16 ounces strawberries (sliced)

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease and flour an 8-inch round cake pan.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• In a separate large bowl, whisk together the sugar, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla.
• Whisk the flour mixture into the sugar mixture along with the buttermilk and warm water.
• Pour the batter to the prepared pan.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached, about 40 minutes.
• Transfer to a rack to cool for 20 minutes, then loosen cake and flip out onto the rack to cool completely.
• To put it all together, beat heavy cream to soft peak stage.
• Add sugar and vanilla extract, and continue beating to form stiff peaks.
• Slice cake in half horizontally.
• Top bottom half of cake with 1/3 whipped cream. 
• Lay a single layer of strawberries over whipped cream.
• Replace top layer of cake, and top with remaining whipped cream and strawberries.
• Cover, and chill any leftovers. 

Notes

*Nutrition facts are estimates.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1gCalories: 369kcal (18%)Carbohydrates: 45g (15%)Protein: 4g (8%)Fat: 20g (31%)Saturated Fat: 12g (60%)Cholesterol: 92mg (31%)Sodium: 260mg (11%)Potassium: 196mg (6%)Fiber: 2g (8%)Sugar: 31g (34%)Vitamin A: 760IU (15%)Vitamin C: 22.4mg (27%)Calcium: 62mg (6%)Iron: 1.4mg (8%)

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