Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cake |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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Ingredients:
Directions:
1. Ingredients
2. /3 cup butter, softened
3. -1/2 cups sugar, divided
4. teaspoon vanilla extract
5. -1/2 cups all-purpose flour
6. -1/2 teaspoons baking powder
7. /2 teaspoon salt
8. /4 cup milk
9. egg whites
10. cup sliced fresh strawberries
11. FROSTING:
12. -1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
13. -1/2 cups baking cocoa
14. /4 cup butter, softened
15. cup milk
16. teaspoons vanilla extract
17. /2 cup sliced fresh strawberries
18. whole fresh strawberries
19. Directions
20. In a large bowl, cream butter and 1-1/4 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition.
21. In a small bowl, beat egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Fold into batter. Fold in strawberries.
22. Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
23. For frosting, in a large bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and cocoa. Beat in butter and milk until smooth. Beat in vanilla.
24. Spread frosting over bottom cake layer; top with sliced strawberries. Top with remaining cake layer; frost top and sides of cake. Dip whole strawberries into frosting; arrange around and on top of cake. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 16 servings.
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