Description
A delightful Chocolate Strawberry Cake that balances rich chocolate flavors with juicy strawberries, perfect for any celebration.
Ingredients
- 120 ml Milk (room temperature)
- 1 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar (or Lemon Juice)
- 65 g Plain Unsweetened Yogurt (or Greek-style plain yogurt)
- 65 g Cane Sugar (or castor sugar)
- 75 g Light Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 80 ml Vegetable Oil (or any neutral oil)
- 160 g All-Purpose Flour
- 50 g Cocoa Powder (natural or Dutch processed)
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 110 ml Boiling Water (or brewed coffee)
- 450 g Fresh Strawberries (washed & diced into small cubes)
- 80 g Sugar (cane or castor)
- 8 g Corn Starch
- 15 ml Water (mixed with cornstarch)
- 42 g Fresh Strawberries (diced into small cubes)
- 180 g Butter (room temperature)
- 200 g Powdered Sugar (or icing sugar)
- 220 g Cream Cheese (soft at room temperature)
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 80 g Strawberry Filling (prepared and cooled)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease two 9-inch round cake pans.
- Whisk together the milk and apple cider vinegar in a small bowl and let it sit for about 5 minutes.
- Combine yogurt, cane sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl. Mix until smooth.
- Add the oil and curdled milk mixture, then mix well.
- Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in another bowl.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix until just combined.
- Stir in the boiling water or brewed coffee.
- Divide the batter evenly into the prepared pans and bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
- Prepare the strawberry filling by cooking diced strawberries with sugar in a saucepan over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
- Mix cornstarch with water, add it to the saucepan, and stir until thickened. Let cool.
- Beat the butter until creamy for the frosting, then gradually add powdered sugar, cream cheese, and vanilla extract.
- Fold in the cooled strawberry filling.
- Assemble the cake by placing one layer on a serving plate, spreading half the strawberry filling, adding frosting, and layering the second cake on top.
- Top with remaining frosting and garnish with additional diced strawberries if desired.
Notes
Best served with a scoop of ice cream or garnished with fresh mint.