Everyone will like the bright taste and appearance of the cake, because it contains the perfect combination of ingredients - chocolate, cream and strawberries. Great company, isn't it?
It is necessary
- For cakes:
- - 4 eggs;
- - 225 g flour;
- - 225 g butter;
- - 2 teaspoons baking powder;
- - 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder;
- - 3 tablespoons of hot water;
- - 225 g of fine crystalline sugar;
- For the cream:
- - 450 g of strawberries;
- - 350 ml heavy cream;
- - 3 tablespoons of kirsch (brandy);
- - 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar;
- - 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract;
- For glaze:
- - 300 ml fat cream;
- - 250 g milk chocolate (40% cocoa);
Instructions
Step 1
Prepare the dough. Stir the cocoa powder with hot water and wait until it cools. Place the softened and diced butter in a large container, add sugar, eggs, flour mixed with baking powder and dissolved cocoa. Beat the mixture with a mixer until a thick, homogeneous mass is obtained.
Step 2
Spoon the dough into a 20.5 cm round silicone mold and smooth the surface. Place the baking dish on a metal baking sheet and bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour in an oven preheated to 170 ° C. Check the crust for readiness with a wooden stick. Allow the product to cool completely in the pan, then turn over onto the wire shelf.
Step 3
The basic cake can be baked in advance. It keeps well from 2-3 days in an airtight container or in the freezer for a month. Cut the cake into pieces, and also sandwich with strawberry cream should be on the day of serving, so that the berries do not get wet. Carefully cut the cake horizontally into thirds.
Step 4
Use a knitting needle to prick all the cakes and sprinkle with kirsch or brandy. Combine cream, icing sugar and vanilla extract and whisk until firm. Peel the strawberries. Set aside 10 small berries to garnish.
Step 5
Cut the rest of the strawberries into slices. Cream the middle and bottom cakes, spread the strawberry slices on top. Fold the two cakes on top of each other, covering the top with the third cake base.
Step 6
Make the frosting. Heat the cream until almost simmering and remove from heat. Chop or grate the chocolate finely. Add to the cream and rub thoroughly until the chocolate is completely melted. Set aside the icing to cool; it should thicken.
Step 7
Spread the cooled icing over the top and sides with a spatula. Decorate the cake with strawberries.
