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Chocolate Covered Strawberry Layer Cake

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 12 Slices
Calories 929kcal
Author Krystle Smith

Ingredients

For the Chocolate Cake

  • 3 Cups Flour
  • 1 ½ Cup Cocoa Powder I used Hershey's Special Dark
  • 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1 ½ Teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 1 ½ Teaspoons Kosher Salt
  • 4 Eggs
  • ½ Cup Sour Cream
  • 1 Cup Buttermilk
  • 1 ½ Cup Warm Water
  • ½ Teaspoon Espresso Powder
  • ½ Cup Canola Oil
  • 1 Tablespoon Vanilla

For the Strawberry Frosting

  • 2 Cups Unsalted Butter Softened
  • 6 Cups Powdered Sugar
  • 4 Teaspoons Vanilla
  • ½ Cup Strawberries Finely Diced and Patted Dry
  • 5-7 Tablespoons Heavy Cream
  • 1 Pinch Salt

For the Chocolate Ganache

  • 1 Cup Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
  • ½ Cup Heavy Cream
  • Strawberries For Garnish

Instructions

For the Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray (3) 9 inch cake pans with nonstick baking spray.
  • In a small bowl, whisk espresso and warm water until combined.
  • In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Stir in eggs, sour cream, buttermilk, espresso mixture, oil, and vanilla until just combined.
  • Evenly divide batter between 3 pans.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted near the center comes out with just a few moist crumbs. Cool completely.

For the Frosting

  • In a large bowl or standing mixer bowl, cream butter, vanilla, powdered sugar, strawberries, and salt.
  • Gradually add powdered sugar a little at a time adding heavy cream as needed to reach your desired consistency.

Assembly

  • Trim cake layers using a cake leveler and place the first layer onto a 10 inch cake board.
  • Spread first layer with around 1 cup of frosting. Repeat.
  • Frost the final layer spreading frosting down the sides and piping on top if desired.

For the Ganache

  • In a large microwave safe measuring cup, heat cream until steaming. Pour into bowl of chocolate chips. Allow to sit for around 1 minute and then whisk smooth.
  • Pour into squeeze bottle and drip down sides of cake.
  • Garnish with strawberries if desired and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 929kcal | Carbohydrates: 101g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 57g | Saturated Fat: 30g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 19g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 163mg | Sodium: 490mg | Potassium: 415mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 67g | Vitamin A: 1363IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 105mg | Iron: 4mg