The Best Chocolate Strawberry Cake

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The Best Chocolate Strawberry Cake

The most amazing chocolate & strawberry combo: Super Moist Chocolate Strawberry Cake! Everyone can easily make this from scratch cake with delicious flavor.

Prep Time25

Cook Time35

Total Time1

Course: birthday cake, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American, Baker's, Modern

Servings:

Calories: 577kcal

Author: Julie Clark

Ingredients

For the cake:

1¾ cups all-purpose flour
1¾ cups granulated sugar
¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
½ cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup freshly brewed strong coffee

For the strawberries

1½ cups freeze dried strawberries
1 cup salted butter room temperature
4 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup heavy cream (plus more if needed for desired consistency)

GARNISHES:

strawberries
chocolate shavings

Instructions

Spray a 9×13 baking pan with cooking spray. Preheat the oven to 350º Fahrenheit.
Put flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl and whisk well. 1¾ cups all-purpose flour, 1¾ cups granulated sugar, ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 2 teaspoons baking soda, 1 teaspoon salt
1¾ cups all-purpose flour, 1¾ cups granulated sugar, ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 2 teaspoons baking soda, 1 teaspoon salt
In a stand mixer, mix the buttermilk, oil, eggs, vanilla together. Slowly add in the mix of dry ingredients while the mixer is on low. Add the coffee and make sure everything is combined. The batter will be very thin. 1 cup buttermilk, ½ cup vegetable oil, 2 large eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 cup freshly brewed strong coffee
1 cup buttermilk, ½ cup vegetable oil, 2 large eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 cup freshly brewed strong coffee
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 30-35 minutes or until the center of the cake springs back when you touch it. Allow the cake to cool on a cooling rack.
While the cake is cooling, make the frosting. Place the freeze dried strawberries into a food processor and pulse until it makes a fine powder. 1½ cups freeze dried strawberries
1½ cups freeze dried strawberries
In a stand mixer bowl, with the mixer on medium speed, whip the room temperature butter for 2 minutes until it is almost white in color. 1 cup salted butter
1 cup salted butter
Add in the powdered sugar, strawberry powder, vanilla and cream. Beat on low speed for 3-5 minutes, adding in another tablespoon of milk if the buttercream needs to be thinner. 4 cups powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ¼ cup heavy cream
Spread the frosting on the cooled cake. Garnish with strawberries and chocolate shavings or curls.

Notes

Refer to the article above for more tips and tricks.

The calories shown are based on the cake being cut into 15 pieces, with 1 serving being 1 slice of cake. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. **

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