Chocolate Strawberry Cake
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 8 to 10 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 10 servings
- Calories
- 373
- Total Fat
- 19
- Saturated Fat
- 4
- Carbohydrates
- 51
- Dietary Fiber
- 5
- Sugar
- 31
- Protein
- 5
- Cholesterol
- 44
- Sodium
- 257
- Total: 2 hr 30 min (includes cooling time)
- Active: 30 min
Ingredients
Nonstick cooking spray
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (see Cook's Note)
1 1/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 large egg plus 1 large egg yolk
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 pound strawberries (about 4 cups), hulled and thinly sliced, plus 5 whole strawberries, for decorating
1 ounce semisweet chocolate, chopped
1 ounce white chocolate, chopped
Store-bought whipped cream, for decorating
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray.
- Combine the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Add the egg, egg yolk, sour cream, oil, vanilla and 1/2 cup hot water and whisk until combined. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan. Scatter the sliced strawberries on top and gently press them into the batter.
- Bake until a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and cool for 30 minutes.
- Run a knife around the edge of the cake and invert onto a wire rack. Flip the cake back over and let cool completely, about 1 hour.
- Once the cake has cooled, put the semisweet chocolate and the white chocolate in separate small microwave-safe bowls. Microwave the semisweet chocolate in 30-second intervals, stirring well with a rubber spatula between each, until completely melted and smooth, about 1 minute. Drizzle the cake with the melted chocolate. Repeat the melting and drizzling process with the white chocolate.
- Garnish the top edge of the cake with the whipped cream. Cut the remaining 5 whole strawberries in half lengthwise and place the pieces cut-side down around the edge of the cake.
Cook’s Note
When measuring flour, we spoon it into a dry measuring cup and level off excess. (Scooping directly from the bag compacts the flour, resulting in dry baked goods.)