Easy Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake - this gorgeous, simple cake is so quick to make too, with only about 20 minutes of hands on preparation. It's destined to be one of your go-to desserts.
Course
Cake/Dessert, Dessert
Cuisine
North American
Keyword
shortcake, strawberry shortcake
Prep Time20minutes
Cook Time35minutes
Total Time55minutes
Servings12or more servings
AuthorBarry C. Parsons
Ingredients
For the chocolate cake
2cupssugar
2cupsall purpose flour
3/4cupcocoa
2tspbaking powder
1tspbaking soda
1/2tspsalt
2eggs
1cupsoured milkjust add a tbsp lemon juice or vinegar to the milk and stir.
1cupbrewed black coffeecold
1/2cupvegetable oil
1tspvanilla extract
For the Vanilla Whipped Cream
2cupswhipping cream
4tbspicing sugarpowdered sugar
2tspvanilla extract
For the Strawberries
2 1/2to 3 cups of fresh sliced strawberries
4tbspsugar
Instructions
To make the cake batter
Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and beat with electric mixer for 2 minutes.
Pour into 2 greased and floured 8 or 9 inch cake pans.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool in pans for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
To prepare the macerated strawberries
Simply toss the strawberries in the sugar and let stand at room temperature for about an hour.
Occasionally toss the strawberries and sugar together as they macerate.
Be sure to reserve the juice/syrup that forms.
To prepare the Vanilla Whipped Cream
Simply beat the whipping cream, icing sugar and vanilla extract in the bowl of an electric mixer until firm peaks form.
To construct the cake
Strain the strawberries , reserving the syrup.
Poke holes in both layers of cake with a wooden skewer and spoon the reserved syrup over the cake, allowing it to sink into the holes.
Place the first cake layer on a cake plate and spread on a thin layer of whipped cream to help the strawberries stay in place.
Layer the strawberries over the cream, then pipe on or spread on about 1/2 of the whipped cream.
Add the second layer of cake and repeat the thin layer of cream, layered strawberries and the remaining whipped cream.
Garnish with additional strawberries if you like and a drizzle e of melted chocolate.