Description
A delicious chocolate strawberry cake layered with rich buttercream frosting.
Ingredients
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- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
- ¾ cup good cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 cup unsalted butter (for buttercream)
- 8 oz good quality chocolate (melted)
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 2 cups cake flour (for vanilla and strawberry layers)
- 1 cup freeze-dried strawberries
- ½ cup strawberry puree
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and prepare your cake pans.
- In a medium bowl, combine buttermilk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla extract.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well, then stir in hot water.
- Divide the batter and bake in prepared pans for 25-30 minutes.
- For the vanilla layer, cream together butter, sugar, and vanilla until fluffy, then add eggs one at a time.
- Combine cake flour, baking powder, and salt; alternate adding buttermilk and flour to the batter.
- Bake the vanilla layer in the prepared pans for 25-30 minutes.
- For the strawberry layer, cream butter, sugar, and vanilla, then add eggs and fold in strawberry puree and freeze-dried strawberries.
- Pour into prepared pans and bake until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow all layers to cool and then frost with buttercream made from butter, melted chocolate, powdered sugar, and heavy cream.
Notes
- This cake can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- For added flavor, consider adding a layer of strawberry jam between the cake layers.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 60mg