Vanilla Cake with Chocolate Ganache and Strawberries

Name: Vanilla Cake with Chocolate Ganache and Strawberries
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 200 g Unsalted butter; 160 g Caster sugar; 1 tsp Vanilla extract; 3 Eggs; 160 g Self-raising flour; 200 g Milk chocolate; 200 g Double cream; 200 g Strawberries; 10 g Butter (for greasing)

Nicky @cook_114252742

Birthday cake for my sister which she specifically asked for.

Nicky @cook_114252742

Birthday cake for my sister which she specifically asked for.

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Ingredients

1 hour

8 servings

200 gUnsalted butter
160 gCaster sugar
1 tspVanilla extract
3Eggs
160 gSelf-raising flour
200 gMilk chocolate
200 gDouble cream
200 gStrawberries
10 gButter (for greasing)

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Steps

1 hour

1

Grease the cake pan with butter and line with greaseproof paper.
2

Beat butter until fluffy, then add sugar and mix well.
3

Add eggs one at a time, mixing after each. Stir in vanilla extract.
4

Fold in self-raising flour until just combined.
5

Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake at 180°C for 30 minutes. Let cool completely.
6

Heat double cream until it just starts to smoke, then pour over chopped chocolate.
7

Wait a few seconds, then mix until smooth to make ganache.
8

Slice strawberries.
9

Cut cake in half horizontally. Spread ganache and strawberries in the middle.
10

Place the top layer on, then cover with more ganache and strawberries.