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How To make Great Chocolate Cake (& Strawberry Shortcake
BASIC CAKE:
1 c Unsweetened Cocoa
2 c Boiling water
1 c Melted butter
2 1/2 c Sugar
4 Eggs
2 ts Vanilla
2 1/3 c Unsifted cake flour
2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
StrAWBERRY COCOA SHORTCAKE:
1 c Heavy whipping cream
2 tb Powdered sugar
1/2 ts Vanilla
Strawberries for garnish 2 oz Semi-Sweet Chocolate
Mix cocoa with boiling water, stirring with wire whip until smooth. Cool in refrigerator while preparing other ingredients. In large mixer bowl, beat butter with sugar, eggs, and vanilla on high speed 5 minutes. Sift flour with baking soda, baking powder and salt. On low speed, add dry ingredients alternately with cocoa and liquid, starting and ending with flour. (Do not overbeat.) Divide batter into 2 round pans (9 x 1 1/2") lined with buttered waxed paper. Bake at 350~
for 30-35 minutes or until cake tests dry with a toothpick. Cool in pans for 10 minutes; remove cake and cool on racks. Use 1 layer of cake for Great Strawberry Chocolate Shortcake dessert. The second layer may be frozen for other great chocolate desserts- or the 2 layers may be frosted together. For shortcake: Whip cream with powdered sugar and vanilla. Spread over top of 1 layer of cake. Arrange fresh strawberries on top. Melt chocolate and drizzle over berries. Chill to firm chocolate. Makes 8 servings.
How To make Great Chocolate Cake (& Strawberry Shortcake's Videos
Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake
Hi guys today I will be sharing my version of Chocolate stawberry Shortcake
Ingredients
2/3 cup +2 tbs of cake flour
50 ml of milk
40 g butter
40 g of dutch process cocoa
1 cup +2 tbs of sugar
6 eggs
For the cream
600 ml of cream
1/3 cup icing sugar
100 g of dark baking chocolate
2 punnet of strawberry or more
FLUFFY & RICH Chocolate Cake Recipe | Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake
We are making a very fluffy and light yet rich chocolate cake today. Amazing chocolate cakes do not always have to be very heavy! This cake is the proof ;) I’m sharing a lot of tips and tricks of pastry making step by step, I hope you’ll enjoy and find it very useful!!
[INGREDIENTS FOR CHOCOLATE SPONGE]
For 2 6”(15cm) pans or 1 8”(20cm)
• Egg: 4 large eggs (about 228g/ 8oz)
• Granulated sugar: 140g (4.9oz)
• Cake flour: 90g (3.2oz)
• Cocoa powder: 20g (0.7oz)
• Milk: 30g (1oz, about 2 Tbsp)
• Oil: 40g (1.4oz)
FOR CAKE SYRUP(For 2 6” or 1 8” cake):
• Water: 45g (about 3 Tbsp, 1.6oz)
• Granulated sugar: 30g (1oz)
Watch this video for more detailed tips and tricks:
[FLUFFY CHOCOLATE SPONGE CAKE]
* The recipe listed in the video is a half batch of today’s amount. Today, I did double the amount. Just to let you know!
BAKE with 355F/180C for about 23-35 mins, depending on the size of your cake.
*Adjust the time and temperature depending on the oven and size of your cakes.
[INGREDIENTS FOR CHOCOLATE CREAM]
(For 2 6” or 1 8” cake)
• Dark chocolate (Today, I used 55% couverture chocolate. A link below.): 200 (7oz)
• Heavy cream (Very warm. I recommend 35-45%): 200g (7oz)
• Heavy cream (Very cold. I recommend 35-45%): 550g (19.4oz)
• Granulated sugar: 25g (0.9oz)
[FOR TOPPINGS/FILLINGS]
• Fresh strawberries
• Fresh raspberries
• Dark chocolate (Same kind as the cream)
• Gold leaf
• Edible gold powder
[CHOCOLATE GANACHE]
Dark chocolate (Same kind as the cream): 50g (1.8oz)
Heavy cream: 50g (1.8oz)
Oil (Olive oil this time. Any regular oil is fine.): 10g (about 2 tsp)
* I had a lot left after I used, so you can make a half batch or freeze the rest for the next use!
TOOLS/INGREDIENTS I USED/MENTIONED TODAY:
The following contains affiliate links. By purchasing through them, I earn a teeny tiny commission at no cost to you. Please know I only recommend products I actually used and loved! Thank you for supporting Pastry Living.
[COUVERTURE CHOCOLATE]
[STAND MIXER]
[DISPOSABLE DECORATING BAGS]
[AMERI FOOD COLORINGS]
[PETTY KNIFE]
SET OF 2:
[BAMBOO CHOPPING BOARD]
WATCH OTHER TUTORIALS!:
[JAPANESE STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE]
[VANILLA CHIFFON CAKE]
[FRUIT CREAM BUNS]
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Easy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
This delicious strawberry short cake has it all! What could be better than a ton of super-sweet strawberries, floating in whipped cream, sandwiched in a perfect fluffy, melt in your mouth biscuit?
When strawberries are in season you NEED to make some strawberry shortcakes!! They’ve got this perfect balance of textures from the biscuit, Chantilly cream and fresh berries, and of course the taste is DELICIOUS!!!
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Strawberry Cake. White Chocolate Whipped Cream
Hi there! This week recipe is a simple yet delicious strawberry cake with white chocolate whipped cream. You can find the ingredients below (for 14cm final cake)
For the sponge cake (16cm round pan)
2 eggs
55g sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
50g cake flour
15g butter and 15g milk, keep warm
White chocolate whipped cream
90g white chocolate (couverture chocolate)
300ml heavy cream
15g powdered sugar
1 tbsp Kirsch (optional but it makes the cream much better)
Sugar syrup
50ml warm water
15g sugar
15ml Kirsch (optional)
mix to dissolve sugar and let it cool down completely before using
Strawberries about 400g
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