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    Home » Desserts » Cakes

    Dark Chocolate Strawberry Cake

    Published: Jul 21, 2016 · Modified: Oct 25, 2021 by Marita · 1 Comment

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    Cakes now a days have to be relatively quick and simple for me. Gone are the days where I could wait for fix to rise; chocolate to melt and butter to soften. This is because I never know just how long my 9 week old baby is going to nap for.

    As I mentioned in previous posts what really distinguishes German cakes is the use of fresh fruit. Cake baking is often seasonal and accompanied by a cup of coffee - the traditional "Kaffee und Kuchen".

    I bought this group to my NCT meeting. For those of you who do not know it - NCT stands for National Child Trust and offers antenatal classes here in the UK. I loved it because it gave me the chance to meet other first-time parents who lived nearby and were giving birth around the same time as me.

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    Bastian (at the bottom) with his NCT Baby friends

    The cake is wonderfully refreshing and has the right balance between the sweet strawberries and rich chocolate base. It's not too sweet but will satisfy your chocolate cravings. Best served with some fresh whipped cream. Oh and note that the cake has gelatin in it, so it is not suitable for strict vegetarians.

    Chocolate and Strawberry Cake

    Marita
    A delicious cake with chocolate and fresh strawberries, that is not to sweet but wonderfully refreshing.
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Total Time 45 mins
    Course Cakes
    Cuisine German
    Servings 8 people

    Equipment

    • hand or stand mixer
    • two mixing bowls
    • 25 cm cake ring

    Ingredients
      

    • 4 large eggs
    • 80 g sugar
    • 30 g cocoa powder sieved
    • 100 g plain flour sieved
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • 800 g fresh strawberries
    • juice of 1 lemon
    • some butter or margarine for greasing the baking form

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat your oven to 150 degrees.
    • Grease a cake form with some butter and place into the fridge.
    • Seperate the eggs and with a handmixer whisk the egg white with half the sugar until stiff.
    • In a seperate bowl mix the other half of the sugar, hot water and egg yolks until it achieve a nice foamy consistancy.
    • Add the flour, baking powder and cocoa powder to the egg yolk mixture and mix to a smooth dough.
    • Carfully fold in the stiff egg whites. Add to a 25 cm cake ring. Now bake the base in the oven for about 30 minutes. Leave to cool.
    • Wash the strawberries and remove the stem. Add the lemon juice to the gelatin and sugar.
    • Decorate the chocolate base with the strawberries and then pour the gelatine lemon mixture over and wait to set.
    Keyword chocolate cake,, strawberry and chocolate cake, strawberry cake
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    1. Christie Dietz (A Sausage Has Two)

      July 21, 2016 at 9:20 pm

      Chocolate and strawberries (and cream) is one of my absolute favourite food combinations. I'm really upset that strawberry season is coming to an end here!! 🙁

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