i was back home during the past weekend and since my sis is gonna have her birthday soon and i wont be there, i made an early birthday cake for her :)i love strawberries, i like to eaat them just by themselves, or with a bit of lemon juice, cane sugar and whipped cream.. even dipped in dark chocolate they're rather good to me eheh
this cake is very soft and delicious.. the cake itself melts in your mouth, matching the cream and strawberry filling perfectly.
i usually use a little bit more chili pepper for this recipe, but not everybody is mad about that so just try it with a little at first.
strawberry chocolate cake100g icing sugar
1egg
150g dark chocolate
1tbsp cointreau
170g flour
1tbsp cocoa powder
180ml milk
baking powder
1tsp ground chili pepper
filling:
250ml fresh cream
strawberries
icing:
200g dark chocolate
200ml milk
1tbsp butter
potato starch qs
strawberries
melt the chocolate in a bain marie and set aside. sift together flour, cocoa powder, chili pepper and baking powder. beat butter, sugar and egg till soft and creamy. stir in the melted chocolate and the cointreau.
mix the butter cream with the flour, alternating with milk. pour the batter in a baking tin and bake for about 30min in preheated oven at 180°C.
let cool the cake, then cut it in 2layers. spread the whipped cream (you can beat in a little sugar if the strawberries arent too sweet) and sprinkle with chopped strawberries.
mix the icing ingredients in a sauce pan and let it cook (low heat, bain marie) till creamy. spread onto the cake and spread a few straberries on top.
