How To Make Choco Berry Cake in Easy Steps

Posted by Rehan on December 12th, 2022

Indulge in the season's finest berries by baking this chocolate-berry surprise cake topped with strawberries.

Why You'll Love This Cake

Due to the Dutch cocoa powder process, this cake has an intense chocolate taste and a velvety smooth texture. The nicest part about this cake is how fudgy it is. Each mouthful is both chewy and airy from the abundance of moisture. It is in a class of its own when it comes to feeling.

This jam fits perfectly within. The finest chocolate cake layers are sandwiched with a savory filling of blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries. It's frosted with luxuriously smooth dark chocolate buttercream. The finest chocolate taste is achieved by combining the cocoa powder with melted dark chocolate.

How To Make 

• Preheat oven to 165 degrees. Butter and then sprinkle two 8-inch round cake pans with cocoa powder (tap out excess). Placing parchment paper on the bottom is a good idea.
• Get baking: Flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt should all be combined in a large basin and whisked together. Combine the oil, sour cream, coffee, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl or measuring cup. Whisk the liquid components into the dry ones.
• Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted into the middle of the cakes comes out clean. After 5 minutes, remove cakes from pans to a wire rack to cool fully.
• Prepare buttercream with strawberries that should be roughly chopped. Blend or process in a food processor until completely smooth. Put aside for a moment. Beat butter with an electric mixer so that it softens. Slowly stir in half of the confectioners' sugar. Combine the strawberry puree with the remaining sugar by sifting it in. Boost the mixer's speed and beat for approximately 30 seconds until the mixture is bubbly and light.
• If cakes aren't level, trim them. Every cake has to be cut in half horizontally to produce four layers. Spread about half of the buttercream between each pair of layers and sandwich the four layers together. Next, frost the cake's top and sides with a thin coat of buttercream. Chill in the fridge for 20 minutes. Place the cake on a serving board or stand.
• Use the leftover buttercream to decorate the cake. Put it in the fridge and let it be there for 20 minutes. Preparing the glaze while you wait: Stirring constantly, melt the chocolate and butter in a heatproof dish, and put over a pan of slightly simmering water. Leave it alone for a cool five minutes.
• If you have a cold iced cake, you may encourage the glaze to run down the edges by pouring it over the top. Set aside for 15 minutes before garnishing with entire strawberries.

Process of Bakery Assembly One Baby Step at A Time

Place a scoop of chocolate buttercream in the middle of your cake stand. Cover it with the first cake layer. Then, spread a thin layer of frosting over the cake layer and smooth it out with an offset spatula, rotating the cake table as necessary. Fill a piping bag with the frosting and snip off the tip to create a half-inch aperture. Frost the outside of the cake layer with a thin border of frosting, piped on using a piping bag. It would help if you had a 1-inch high and 1/2-inch thick border of icing. Then spread a quarter to a third of a cup of mixed berry jam over the cake. Just repeat the process with the next cake layer.

Decorate the cake with fresh berries when the ganache has cooled. Then bring out the dessert!

Conclusion

Before adding the rest of the ingredients to your choco berry cake recipe, beat the butter until it is pale in color and fluffy. This method yields the lightest and fluffiest frosting. It's important to get the temperature of your melted chocolate just perfect, neither too hot nor too chilly. Complete melting is not necessary, but it should be close to ambient temperature.

It's best to put the frosting in the fridge for 10 to 15 minutes if it warms up while you're putting the cake together. To restore its previous airiness, whip it once more with an electric mixer.