Name: Easy Strawberry Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 85 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups cake flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; pinch salt; 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa; 6 tablespoons butter; 1 cup sugar; 1 egg ((large)); 1 teaspoon vanilla ((optional)); 1/2 cup milk ((I used 2%)); 1/2 pound strawberries ((hulled & cut in half)); 1 cup whole / whipping cream; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 2 tablespoons sifted icing / powdered sugar

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This Strawberry Chocolate Cake is so easy and moist. Nothing better than the combination of chocolate and strawberries.

Simple which means it is perfect on it’s own or fancy it up with a dollop of whipped cream.

I think I probably made this cake for my daughter and the Italian, their love for strawberries has no bounds.

Especially my daughter, no strawberry is safe in this house, especially Chocolate Cake made with strawberries!

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I actually found this cake recipe on Martha Stewart’s site, I liked the sound of the Strawberry Cake Recipe. And I thought it would be perfect as a Valentine’s Day Recipe.

Although I did change a few things.

I used cake flour instead of all purpose because I like how cake flour adds a softness to cakes.
I used salted butter instead of unsalted because I can never find unsalted here in Italy, so I cut back on the added salt.
I added cocoa to make it a chocolate cake because as my daughter said “If it’s Valentine’s Day it’s got to be Chocolate and Strawberries”.
I used less strawberries although they were enough to fill the top of the cake.
I changed the cake pan size to 8 inches because I wanted a higher cake.
And of course I topped it off with a little Chantilly Cream.

Strawberry Chocolate Cake

If you are like me and not the greatest cake decorator although everyone knows how hard I try! Then this is the cake for you.

I always seem to imagine something a little different then it turns out. For example I cut the strawberries into hearts thinking it was going to look amazing!

All I can say it, it’s a darn good thing it tastes so amazing.

So if you are looking for a simple, easy and moist Chocolate Cake with Strawberries, then this is it. Add a little Chantilly cream and make it extra special! Enjoy!