Description
A delightful dessert combining the sweetness of strawberries with a rich chocolate shell.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 8 oz dark chocolate, chopped
- 1 chocolate cake, baked and cooled
Instructions
- Macerate the strawberries by mixing them with sugar and letting them sit for about 30 minutes.
- In a saucepan, heat the heavy cream until it just begins to simmer.
- Remove from heat and add the chopped dark chocolate, stirring until smooth.
- Place the cooled chocolate cake on a serving plate.
- Pour the chocolate ganache over the cake, allowing it to drip down the sides.
- Top the cake with the macerated strawberries.
- Chill the cake in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before serving.
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Notes
- For a more intense chocolate flavor, use bittersweet chocolate.
- Make sure the cake is completely cooled before adding the ganache.
- This cake can be made a day in advance and stored in the refrigerator.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 60mg