Ingredients
Dark chocolate
All-purpose flour
Cocoa powder
Baking powder
Salt
Eggs
Sugar
Butter
Milk
Vanilla extract
Fresh strawberries
Confectioners’ sugar
Heavy cream
Red food coloring
Optional for a vibrant pink hue
Directions
Preheat your oven and prepare your baking pans.
Melt the dark chocolate and let it cool.
Sift together the dry ingredients for the cake.
Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time, followed by the melted chocolate.
Alternately add the dry ingredients and milk to the batter.
Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake until done.
While the cake is cooling, prepare the strawberry buttercream.
Puree the fresh strawberries and strain the mixture.
Cream butter and sugar, then add the strawberry puree.
Add vanilla extract, salt, and heavy cream to the buttercream.
If desired, add a few drops of red food coloring for a vibrant pink color.
Once the cake has cooled, frost it with the strawberry buttercream.
Decorate with fresh strawberries or chocolate shavings, if desired.
Nutrition Facts
Calories:
320
Fat:
15
Carbohydrates:
42
Protein:
4
Sodium:
180
Fiber:
2
Sugar:
28
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