Strawberry & Chocolate Truffle Christmas Cake

Name: Strawberry & Chocolate Truffle Christmas Cake
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 65 grams Cake flour; 25 grams Cornstarch; 70 grams Caster sugar; 3 Eggs; 4 bars Milk chocolate; 400 ml Heavy cream; 1 Strawberries; 1 Cocoa powder; 1 Powdered sugar; 1 Decorations

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

I really like the combination of chocolate cream and strawberries, so I created this cake.

In Step 6, make sure you mix the chocolate into the cream quickly to avoid hardening.
For Step 9, you could use a layer of cocoa powder to cover up any uneven bits of cream. Recipe by bvivid

I really like the combination of chocolate cream and strawberries, so I created this cake.

In Step 6, make sure you mix the chocolate into the cream quickly to avoid hardening.
For Step 9, you could use a layer of cocoa powder to cover up any uneven bits of cream. Recipe by bvivid

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

I really like the combination of chocolate cream and strawberries, so I created this cake.

In Step 6, make sure you mix the chocolate into the cream quickly to avoid hardening.
For Step 9, you could use a layer of cocoa powder to cover up any uneven bits of cream. Recipe by bvivid

I really like the combination of chocolate cream and strawberries, so I created this cake.

In Step 6, make sure you mix the chocolate into the cream quickly to avoid hardening.
For Step 9, you could use a layer of cocoa powder to cover up any uneven bits of cream. Recipe by bvivid

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Ingredients

6 servings

For the sponge cake:
65 gramsCake flour
25 gramsCornstarch
70 gramsCaster sugar
3Eggs
For the Christmas decorations:
4bars Milk chocolate
400 mlHeavy cream
1Strawberries
1Cocoa powder
1Powdered sugar
1Decorations

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Steps

1

Combine the caster sugar and eggs in a bowl and whisk together in a double broiler. Remove the bowl from the double broiler and whisk with a hand mixer until fluffy for about 15 minutes.
2

Combine the cake flour and cornstarch and sift into the mixture. Fold in gently with a rubber spatula.
3

Line a cake tin with parchment paper and pour in the mixture from Step 2. Bake in an oven preheated to 170℃ for 35-40 minutes.
4

After baking, let it cool and then thinly slice off the browned, uneven top. Cut the sponge into 2 layers.
5

Break the chocolate into small pieces and melt in a double broiler.
6

Add the heavy cream to a bowl and whip with a hand mixer. Pour in the melted chocolate from Step 5.
7

Vigorously whisk the cream and chocolate from Step 6 to finish making the chocolate cream.
8

Thickly cover one of the cake layers with chocolate cream and strawberries cut into halves. Cover the strawberries with another layer of chocolate cream.
9

Place the other sponge cake layer on top. Cover the entire cake in a layer of cream, and using a tea strainer to sift on an even layer of cocoa powder.
10

Decorate with your favourite Christmas decorations to finish!