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Chocolate Fudge Cake with Chocolate Truffle Dipped Strawberries

Chocolate Fudge Cake with Chocolate Truffle Dipped Strawberries. An easy one-bowl chocolate cake recipe covered in fudge frosting & topped with luscious chocolate truffle dipped berries!

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Chocolate Fudge Cake with Chocolate Truffle Dipped Strawberries.

Originally posted June 2010.

I made this cake yesterday to bring to a party being thrown by one of my daughter’s classmates in celebration of their “graduation” from elementary school to junior high. (Sigh, where did those seven years go?)

It was great fun watching a bunch of 12 year olds dig into the chocolate dipped strawberries which were devoured before the cake was even cut.

Dark Chocolate Chips, to melt and dip the biscotti

50% cocoa chips. 

I like to use dark chocolate chips in my ganache dip for the strawberries but you can use any kind you like. I’ve used my standard chocolate scratch cake here and added an easy recipe for the ‘frosting challenged’.

Fresh strawberries close up photo.

Fresh ripe perfect strawberries.

 This frosting is quite easy to make, starting with a base of silky melted chocolate.

When you’re off to a start like that, how bad can the finish be? 😉

Close up photo of Chocolate Truffle Dipped Strawberries

Everyone loves chocolate dipped strawberries!

I like to dip my strawberries in chocolate ganache which is similar to making chocolate truffles. I do this instead of plain melted chocolate because the cream in the ganache softens the chocolate.

That makes the chocolate melt in your mouth faster and meld with the flavour of the juicy ripe strawberries even better.

Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

I also find this makes them less messy to eat because the chocolate doesn’t shatter when you bite into the strawberry and fall into your lap! That’s especially important when serving them at a get-together.

Chocolate Fudge Cake with Chocolate Truffle Dipped Strawberries photo of completed uncut cake

Chocolate Fudge Cake with Chocolate Truffle Dipped Strawberries

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Chocolate Fudge Cake with Chocolate Truffle Dipped Strawberries
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
 
Chocolate Fudge Cake with Chocolate Truffle Dipped Strawberries - an easy one-bowl chocolate cake recipe covered in fudge frosting & topped with luscious chocolate truffle dipped berries!
Course: Cakes/Dessert, Dessert
Cuisine: North American
Servings: 12 or more servings.
Author: Barry C. Parsons
Ingredients
For the Chocolate Cake
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup cocoa
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup soured milk
  • 1 cup black coffee
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla flavouring
For the Chocolate Fudge Frosting
  • 12 ounces chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup whipping cream
  • pinch salt
  • 4 1/2 cups icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the Chocolate Ganache for Dipping
  • 2 cups chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup whipping cream
Instructions
To prepare the Chocolate Cake
  1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and beat with electric mixer for 2 minutes.
  2. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9 inch cake pans.
  3. Bake at 350 degrees F for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  4. Cool completely on a wire rack.
To prepare the Chocolate Fudge Frosting
  1. In a medium saucepan over low heat, melt the butter completely, then add the cream and salt and heat just to the boiling point.
  2. Remove form heat and pour in the chocolate chips. Make sure all of the chips are covered in the cream and butter mixture.
  3. Let stand for 5 minutes before stirring together until smooth.
  4. Add the vanilla and slowly beat in the icing sugar with an electric mixer until the frosting comes together to a spreadable consistency. If your chocolate is too hot you may have to cool the frosting and beat it with an electric mixer again when it's cooler.
  5. Depending upon the quality of the chocolate you use, you may have to add a little more icing sugar to bring the frosting to a spreadable consistency.
To prepare the Chocolate Ganache for Dipping
  1. In a small saucepan over low flame, heat the cream to almost boiling.
  2. Add the chocolate chips and remove from the heat.
  3. Let the mixture stand for about 5 minutes, then stir until smooth.
  4. Wash and pat dry the strawberries in paper towels before dipping them into the chocolate mixture.
  5. Place the dipped strawberries on a wax paper, parchment paper or a silicone lined baking sheet and refrigerate for a half hour before using them to garnish the fudge cake.
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Sara

Monday 9th of April 2012

I just made this yesterday for our dessert after Easter dinner and it was a HUGE success! on another note then cake was so easy to work with and it baked perfectly. The icing was also just perfect, not too sweet and had a different taste compared to usual icings. This is definitely going to be my go-to chocolate cake from now on!

Shelly

Thursday 3rd of November 2011

Cool... looks so delicious,Barry C. Parsons keep it up!!

Anonymous

Saturday 7th of May 2011

This is amazing!! I accidentally made the ganache with 12 oz of coc chipe bud after i dipped all of my strawberries i just dumped it into my icing mix and added about a half cup of additional chocchips and it turned out pretty awesome!!

Chocolate Strawberries

Wednesday 18th of August 2010

Wow... very nice recipe. Chocolate and strawberries are really a nice combination. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

KALVA

Saturday 19th of June 2010

wow awesome cake... love the chocolate and strawberries.. awesome combo..

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