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Published: Jun 9, 2020 · Modified: Nov 6, 2020 by Zerrin & Yusuf

Chocolate Cake With Strawberry Filling

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Chocolate Strawberry Cake is the easiest layered chocolate cake I’ve ever made. A very simple chocolate ganache and fresh strawberries are used for the mid layer and the topping. The best combination of chocolate and strawberries ever!

Love the combination of chocolate and strawberries? You should see our strawberry and chocolate brownies and pink chocolate covered strawberries with too! If you want a very easy treat, then check out our chocolate tartlets with strawberries!

Chocolate strawberry cake with chocolate ganache and fresh strawberries

Okay our all time favorite dessert is walnut baklava, but we love to make cake recipes too! A chocolate cake with strawberries has always a special role in our lives. It is the same for most of you, isn't it?

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  • Alternative Add-Ins
  • What Kind Of A Pan?
  • Easy Strawberry Cake Filling
  • More Chocolate Cake Recipes
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I used my ultimate chocolate cake recipe here which is really simple and turned it into a wonderful chocolate strawberry cake. What I love about this recipe is everything for the cake is in one bowl. It’s always great to have less mess in the kitchen when baking something, isn’t it? I made a super easy strawberry cake filling that doesn't require any professional skills.

This chocolate cake with strawberry is perfectly fluffy and the chocolate ganache adds a wonderful richness to it. Not to mention the beauty and refreshment added by fresh strawberries.

Feeling in the mood for cookies? Try our recipe for chocolate strawberry cookies!

How To Make

First, make the wet ingredients mixture. Start with whisking eggs and sugar as we do in almost all cake recipes. Add in oil, yogurt, milk and vanilla extract. You can substitute coconut oil or olive oil for vegetable oil and buttermilk for yogurt and milk.

Second, make the dry mixture. In another bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt together.

Combine the dry and wet mixtures: Pour the dry mixture into the wet mixture in 2- batches. Mix with a hand whisk just until combined. Do not over-mix!

Bake: Share the batter into two 6-inch pans and bake for 25-30 minutes at 350F. Let them cool completely before turning them into a beautiful chocolate cake with strawberries.

Pro Tip: The type of cocoa powder you use will affect the color of the batter. Some cocoa powder brands are really dark and even one or two tablespoons will be enough to have a nice chocolate color. So please add the flour and cocoa powder gradually and if you think it is not brown enough add one or two tablespoons more cocoa powder.

Alternative Add-Ins

If you want a bit more chocolate flavor in your cake, add a handful of chocolate chips in the batter. Alternatively, you can soak some raisins into red wine or into rum and add them in the batter, which will take your cake to the next level.

Make sure you make these additions as the last step of the batter, right before pouring it into the pans. And please do not over-stir. Giving it just a few stirs with a spatula gives you the best result. Otherwise, chocolate chips or raisins will sink to the bottom.

Chocolate cake with strawberry and chocolate ganache

What Kind Of A Pan?

I used two 6-inch round cake pans for this  fresh chocolate strawberry cake to make things easier for me. I feel really hopeless at cutting a large cake into equal halves, so I mostly prefer making two cakes and then combining them to make a two-layered cake. You can definitely choose a larger cake pan if you are good at halving the cake step. If you bake it in one large pan, you might prefer leaving it as a whole and drizzling the top with ganache and then placing fresh strawberries on the top. Still soooo good!

A slice of chocolate cake with strawberries and chocolate ganache

Easy Strawberry Cake Filling

You need to wait until the cakes completely cool down before combining and layering them. This cake has the easiest filling as the only thing you need to do is slicing the strawberries lengthwise and placing them on top of the first cake after spreading the ganache. I recommend you to wait for 5-10 minutes before placing the strawberries so that you give the ganache some time to set a bit.

Filling a chocolate cake with the easiest strawberry cake filling and chocolate ganache

Put the second cake right on the strawberry slices and then pour over the rest of the ganache. Again wait for about 10 minutes or more and top your cake with whole strawberries. I’m sure some pretty chocolate curls on this wonderful looking cake would make it look even more impressive, but first I need to learn how to make them and practice a bit.

A slice of chocolate cake with strawberry served on a plate. Strawberries and coffee accompany.

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Chocolate Cake With Strawberry Filling

Strawberry chocolate cake with chocolate ganache
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The easiest two-layered chocolate strawberry cake topped with chocolate ganache and fresh strawberries.

  • Author: Zerrin & Yusuf
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 6 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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Cake:

  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ⅓ cup oil (vegetable oil or sunflower oil)
  • ½ cup yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup and 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda 
  • A pinch of salt

 

Chocolate Ganache:

  • 160ml heavy cream
  • 160g chocolate chips or chopped chocolate

Filling and topping

  • 1 and ½ cups fresh strawberries
  • Fresh mint leaves

Instructions

  1. Lightly oil two 6'' round spring form cake pans, line their bottoms with parchment paper and set aside.
  2. Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
  3. Beat eggs and sugar with an electric mixer or a hand whisk until creamy.
  4. Add in oil, yogurt, milk and vanilla extract. Mix well.
  5. In another bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. 
  6. Pour the dry mixture into the wet mixture in two or three batches. Stir with a hand whisk just until combined. Don't over-mix!
  7. Share the batter into two pans and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  8. Remove them from the oven and let them cool in the pan for about 10 minutes. Then carefully remove them from the pans. Allow them to cool completely on a cooling rack.
  9. Meanwhile prepare the chocolate ganache.(See the video above).
  10. Put chocolate chips in a bowl.
  11. Heat the heavy cream just until it boils and pour it over the chocolate chips. Wait for 2 minutes and stir until smooth.
  12. Let it reach room temperature.
  13. Spread ¼ of your chocolate ganache on the first cake. Wait for about 10 minutes so that the ganache sets a bit.
  14. Thinly slice ½ cup of strawberries lengthwise and place them on the chocolate ganache you spread on the first cake.
  15. Carefully place the second cake on the strawberries, gently press on it just to help it set.
  16. Pour the rest of the ganache over it. Wait about 10 minutes and then place the rest of the strawberries as they are on the top.
  17. Place a sprig of fresh mint on the very top.

Notes

  1. If you think it is not brown enough, you can add one or two tablespoons extra cocoa powder. 
  2.  This is our ultimate chocolate cake recipe. So instead of sharing the batter in two small cake pans, you can just bake it in one round cake tin or a loaf tin if you are not planning to add the ganache and strawberry layer in between. You can still drizzle the ganache over your cake for sure to make a one-layer chocolate cake.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 slice
  • Calories: 380
  • Sugar: 34.8 g
  • Sodium: 425.4 mg
  • Fat: 16.4 g
  • Carbohydrates: 55.6 g
  • Protein: 7.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 65.2 mg

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  1. Ileana says

    March 07, 2022 at 7:51 am

    Hi just wondering what kind of yogurt? Greek? 2%? Pls help

    Reply
    • Zerrin & Yusuf says

      March 07, 2022 at 1:46 pm

      Hi Ilena,
      We use Greek style yogurt.

      Reply
  2. Devora says

    May 29, 2021 at 6:52 pm

    Easy to make..yogurt makes it delish

    Reply
  3. Laura says

    February 11, 2021 at 9:29 pm

    Made more then 32 times they like it so much

    Reply
  4. Nicole Sulser says

    September 14, 2018 at 2:59 pm

    I'm going to try it with a boxed devil's food cake

    Reply
  5. Natalie Ellis says

    May 14, 2018 at 10:48 am

    It looks so beautiful! and I'm sure the taste is also delicious! I'm truly salivating now 😍

    Reply
  6. Meg says

    May 11, 2018 at 2:27 pm

    I made this for hubby's birthday yesterday and he LOVED it! I just substituted coconut oil for vegetable oil and heavy cream in the recipe. Other than that, everything was easy to follow. Thanks!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  7. Ravi Ranjan says

    December 14, 2017 at 3:27 pm

    Delicious!!! I have made this last night at my family party. and you know everyone was so happy to have this cake. Thanks for sharing it.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  8. Jessi says

    December 30, 2016 at 7:43 pm

    I just made this and I'm wondering how I should store it? Would it be best covered in the fridge or on the counter?? It turned out beautiful! Can't wait to try it

    Reply
  9. Smilliejac says

    August 29, 2016 at 3:23 pm

    Hi. I'm just about to make thisure. Was wondering if the sliced strawberries will las over night in the fridge?

    Reply
    • Zerrin says

      August 29, 2016 at 10:48 pm

      You mean sliced strawberries in the cake? They are best on the same day for sure but they are still good on the next day. So don't worry. If you are planning to top the cake with sliced strawberries too, then I recommend doing so before serving.

      Reply
  10. MAXBET says

    June 03, 2016 at 6:29 am

    Love the story! And the cake looks amazing. I want to make it for a dinner party on Saturday. I have only fresh pineapples. Will that work? Should I use 8 1/2 oz?

    Reply
  11. Adina says

    May 30, 2016 at 7:35 pm

    This is a decadent looking chocolate cake!!! I love it, especially the glaze, it looks perfect!

    Reply
    • Zerrin says

      May 31, 2016 at 2:28 am

      Thank you Adina! Much easier than it looks 🙂

      Reply
  12. kushi says

    May 27, 2016 at 11:07 pm

    This cake looks gorgeous, specially the chocolate drizzle is just amazing!

    Reply
  13. Andrea @ Cooking with Mamma C says

    May 26, 2016 at 3:14 pm

    This looks so gorgeous and impressive, and yet you make it sound so easy. That's my kind of cake! Pinned for sure. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  14. Thalia says

    May 26, 2016 at 8:44 am

    This cake looks incredible! I just love that chocolate drizzle top especially. Yum.

    Reply
  15. Catering Den Haag says

    May 24, 2016 at 1:09 pm

    Wow! This looks incredible! Delicious

    Reply
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