Description
Strawberry Chocolate Layer Cake is a show-stopping dessert featuring rich chocolate layers interspersed with fresh strawberries and light whipped cream, perfect for any celebration.
Ingredients
- All-Purpose Flour
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- Baking Powder
- Granulated Sugar
- Unsalted Butter
- Eggs
- Full-Fat Milk
- Fresh Strawberries
- Heavy Cream
- Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease two 9-inch round cake pans.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and sugar.
- In another bowl, cream softened butter. Add eggs one at a time and mix in milk gradually.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients until just mixed; avoid overmixing.
- Divide the batter between the prepared pans and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow cakes to cool for 10 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
- Slice fresh strawberries while cooling.
- Whip heavy cream with vanilla extract until stiff peaks form.
- Assemble by layering whipped cream and sliced strawberries between cooled cake layers.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (100g)
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
Keywords: - For added flavor, substitute buttermilk for regular milk. - Feel free to experiment by adding crushed nuts or swapping chocolate cake for vanilla.