Description
Chocolate Strawberry Naked Cake is a rustic yet elegant dessert with moist chocolate cake layers, fluffy whipped cream filling, and juicy fresh strawberries. Beautifully simple, this cake is as delicious as it looks—perfect for any celebration.
Ingredients
- All-Purpose Flour: 2 cups
- Granulated Sugar: 2 cups
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder: ¾ cup
- Baking Powder: 2 teaspoons
- Baking Soda: 1 teaspoon
- Salt: ½ teaspoon
- Eggs: 2 large
- Milk: 1 cup
- Vegetable Oil: ½ cup
- Vanilla Extract: 2 teaspoons
- Hot Coffee (or hot water): 1 cup
- Heavy Cream: 2 cups (whipped to stiff peaks)
- Powdered Sugar: ½ cup
- Vanilla Extract (for cream): 1 teaspoon
- Fresh Strawberries: 3 cups (sliced, plus whole for garnish)
- Optional Garnish: Shaved Chocolate or Cocoa Powder
Instructions
- Preheat Your Equipment: Preheat oven to 350°F and line 2–3 8-inch cake pans with parchment.
- Make the Cake Batter: Whisk flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. Mix until smooth. Stir in hot coffee.
- Cook to Perfection: Divide batter into pans and bake 30–35 minutes. Cool completely.
- Prepare the Filling: Whip heavy cream with powdered sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form. Slice strawberries.
- Assemble the Cake: Level cooled cakes. Spread whipped cream and strawberries between each layer.
- Finishing Touches: Lightly frost outside with cream, leaving edges exposed. Garnish with whole strawberries and chocolate shavings.
- Serve and Enjoy: Chill slightly before slicing for clean layers.
Notes
- Use fresh, ripe strawberries for the best flavor.
- Chill whipped cream slightly before assembling for stability.
- Don’t overwhip cream or it will become grainy.
- Dry strawberries before layering to avoid excess moisture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 34g
- Sodium: 230mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
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