Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cakes
A delightful chocolate cake layered with chocolate ganache and fresh strawberries, perfect for any celebration.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 105 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box of chocolate cake mix
- 1 cup strawberries, diced
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Powdered sugar for dusting (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven according to the cake mix instructions and prepare your cake pans.
- Prepare the chocolate cake batter as per the box instructions.
- Fold the diced strawberries into the batter gently.
- Pour the batter into prepared cake pans and bake until done.
- Let the cakes cool completely on a wire rack.
- Heat the heavy cream in a saucepan until just simmering, then add the chopped chocolate and butter and stir until smooth.
- Place one cake layer on a plate and pour ganache on top, then add the second layer.
- Pour remaining ganache over the top and sides of the cake.
- Allow the ganache to set for at least 30 minutes.
- Dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream for serving, and store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 26g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
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