Strawberries and Cream Chocolate Cake
Strawberries and Cream Chocolate Cake is your new favorite chocolate cake recipe. A single layer moist chocolate cake with a hint of espresso, topped with whipped cream, and macerated strawberries. This chocolate cake recipe is sure to be your new favorite dessert!
Servings: 8
Calories: 593kcal
Equipment
- 9-inch cake pan
- Mixing Bowls
- hand mixer (optional)
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 cup Sugar
- ½ cup Brown Sugar
- ½ cup Cocoa Powder
- ½ tsp Baking Powder
- ¼ tsp Baking Soda
- ½ tsp Salt
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- ½ cup Milk
- ½ cup neutral oil (I used extra light olive oil)
- ½ cup Sour Cream
- 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract
- ½ cup Milk, hot
- 2 tsps Espresso Powder
Strawberries
- 15-20 medium Strawberries, cut in half
- ¼ cup Sugar
- ½ Lemon, squeezed (about 1 tbsp)
Whipped Cream
- 2 cups Heavy Whipping Cream
- ½ cup Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- Pinch of Salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F. Grease a 9-inch round baking pan and/or line with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, brown sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, sour cream, oil and vanilla extract until smooth. Add to dry ingredients and fold together until fully incorporated and no dry spots are in the batter.
- In a cup or a small bowl, heat ½ cup of milk in the microwave for 1 to 1 ½ minutes, until slightly hot. Add espresso powder and whisk together. Pour into cake batter and continue to mix together until batter is uniform.
- Pour batter into cake pan and bake for 40-45 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
- While cake is baking, cut up strawberries and pour sugar and lemon juice on top. Toss together and add to the refrigerator. Then make the whipped cream by adding heavy whipping cream and sugar to a large bowl and beating until stiff peaks form. (about 2-3 minutes) Fold in vanilla extract and pinch of salt and add to refrigerator until ready to use.
- Once cake is done, let the cake cool for 5 minutes then remove the cake from the pan. Allow it to cool completely. Then add whipped cream and strawberries on top. Garnish with mint, optional
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Nutrition
Calories: 593kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 120mg | Sodium: 222mg | Potassium: 298mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 1077IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 129mg | Iron: 2mg