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Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Cake

Preheat your oven for the dynamic duo of fruit and chocolate with a crowd-pleasing recipe for Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Cake.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Servings 10 servings

Ingredients  

For the cake:

  • Cooking spray, for greasing pan
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temp
  • 1 3/4 cup sugar
  • 5 large eggs, at room temp
  • 1 cup plain Greek yogurt, at room temp
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest
  • 3 cups cake flour
  • 1 Tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup strawberry jam

For the chocolate glaze:

  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 6 oz. semisweet chocolate, chopped
  • Sliced strawberries, for garnishing

Instructions 

Make the cake:

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F and generously grease and flour a 12-cup fluted bundt pan with cooking spray.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating between each addition.
  • Add the Greek yogurt, vanilla extract, lemon juice and lemon zest, mixing until
    combined and scraping down the sides as needed.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add
    the dry ingredients to the stand mixer bowl in three increments, mixing between
    each addition.
  • Add the strawberry jam, mixing until combined, then transfer the batter into the
    prepared bundt pan.
  • Bake the cake on the center rack for about 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Remove the cake from the oven and loosen edges with knife then invert it onto a cooling
    rack, leave pan on top for 10 minutes.

Make the chocolate glaze:

  • Heat cream and butter. Pour over chocolate. Let sit 10 minutes then whisk together.
  • Pour atop completely cooled cake. Top with fresh berries.
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