Description
Delightful mini cakes blending layers of rich chocolate cake with strawberry buttercream and chocolate ganache.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup strawberry puree
- 1 cup chocolate ganache
- Fresh strawberries, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and prepare a mini cake pan with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In another bowl, whisk milk, vegetable oil, egg, and vanilla extract.
- Fold the wet mixture into the dry ingredients until smooth.
- Pour batter into the mini cake pan.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool the cakes in the pan for a few minutes, then on a wire rack until completely cooled.
- Beat softened butter until creamy, then gradually mix in powdered sugar and strawberry puree to make the buttercream.
- Frost each cooled mini cake with the strawberry buttercream.
- Top with chocolate-dipped strawberries and drizzle with chocolate ganache.
Notes
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days, or refrigerate for up to a week. Freeze for up to a month.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini cake
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
Keywords: mini cakes, chocolate cake, strawberry dessert, birthday cake, baking