Chocolate Strawberry Cream Layer Cake

Name: Chocolate Strawberry Cream Layer Cake
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cups all purpose flour; 3 cups granulated sugar; 3 teaspoons baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons un sweetened cocoa piwder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3 large eggs; 1/2 cup milk; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 1 1/2 cups boiling water; 3 1/2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin; 3 cups cold heavy cream; 1 cup confectionery sugar; 2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder; About 1 /4 cup fresh strawberry syrup, recipe in my profile

fenway @Fenway

This is a simple rich dark chocolate layer cake with each layer brushed with fresh strawberry syrup which provides incredible moistness and flavor. The filling and frosting is a light fluffy chocolate whipped cream .

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Ingredients

Cake Ingredients
3 cupsall purpose flour
3 cupsgranulated sugar
3 teaspoonsbaking powder
1/4 teaspoonbaking soda
1 cupplus 2 tablespoons un sweetened cocoa piwder
1/2 teaspoonsalt
3large eggs
1/2 cupmilk
2 teaspoonsvanilla
1 1/2 cupsboiling water
Frosting and Filling Ingredients
3 1/2 teaspoonsunflavored gelatin
3 cupscold heavy cream
1 cupconfectionery sugar
2 teaspoonvanilla extract
3 tablespoonsunsweetened cocoa powder
About 1 /4 cup fresh strawberry syrup, recipe in my profile
Fresh strawberry syrup. Boil 1 cup water with 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup fresh strawberry strained purée and cool

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Steps

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Make Cake
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Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray 4- 8 inch cake pans with bakers spray.
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In a large bowl whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
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Mix milk, eggs and vanilla together and stir in flour mixture until wet. Then slowly stir in boiling water and then beat 1 minute until smooth.
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Pour into prepared pans and bake 20 to 25 minutes until a toothpick comes our just clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes then turn out to racks to cool completely.
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Make Filling and frosting.
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‘Dissolve gelatin in 1/4 cup cold water.
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Heat a small skillet of water, place bowl of gelatin in the simmering water until clear, turn off heat but keep gelatin in the warm water to stay liquid until ready to use.
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Beat cream to soft peaks in a large bowl.
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Add cocoa powder, sugar, gelatin liquid and vanilla and beat until just firm peaks form.
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Assemble Cake.
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Place one cake layer bottom up on a plate.
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Brush with strawberry syrup.
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Top with some chocolate filling.
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Add second cake layer, bottom up and brush with strawberry syrup and top with some filling.
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Add third layer, bottom up, brush again with syrup and add some filling.
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Finally place last layer, bottom up and frost entire cake. Refrigerate at least 6 hours before slicing.
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Garnish with strawberry’s, chocolate and sparkle colored sugar.
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Enjoy!

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fenway @Fenway

on January 19, 2019 03:43

“Fenway” passed away on 2/3/2021. For the last year she tried to teach her husband of 42 years how to cook like her. Although I will never be as good of a cook as her she did pass on her passion for cooking. Therefore, I will attempt to carry on her legacy and maintain/update her site. My wife was a Registered Nurse, a licensed deep water aerobics instructor, a mother to our 2 children and a fantastic cook. We grew up in New England but have been fortunate to live all over the US. I am now retired, missing her terribly, but thankful for all the years we had together and all her cooking lessons.