Chocolate Cream Cake with Strawberries

Baking and Desserts | Greek cuisine

⏳ Time

34 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Chocolate Cream Cake with Strawberries

Ingredients

Butter - 1.1 oz
Liquid dark chocolate - 2.6 oz
Wheat Flour - 1.8 oz
Large eggs - 1 piece
Baking Powder - ½ tablespoon
Gelatin - 3½ pieces
Milk - 6 fl oz
Vanilla salt - 0.5 oz
Citrus Zest Mix - ½ piece
Cream (40%) - 5 fl oz
Strawberry - 17.6 oz

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Melt the butter and dissolve the chopped chocolate in it. Beat 60 grams of sugar and the egg, then add the chocolate mixture.

Step 2

Combine the flour with the baking powder and mix into the chocolate-egg mixture. Line a 24 cm diameter baking pan with parchment paper and fill it with the batter.

Step 3

Bake at 392°F for 12–15 minutes. Remove and let cool.

Step 4

Soak the gelatin in water. Heat the milk, zest, vanilla sugar, and 50 grams of regular sugar. Strain the liquid.

Step 5

Squeeze the gelatin and dissolve it in the milk. Let the mixture cool.

Step 6

Whip the cream. Add the whipped cream to the milk that has started to set. Place the sponge cake in a clean mold, spread the cream mixture on top, smooth it out, and refrigerate to set for about 3–4 hours.

Step 7

Slice the strawberries and decorate the cake. Cover the berries with cake glaze (prepare according to the package instructions or make it yourself: boil clear juice, such as apple juice, with cornstarch (2 tablespoons of cornstarch for 250 ml of juice). Let cool.