Of all valentine’s desserts i believe a decadent chocolate and strawberry cake shouts it better! Nothing says i love you more than a homemade dessert, it holds so much care.
This special cake is not just looking beautiful but it is delicious too. It is love at first bite!
Whether you celebrate valentines day or you don’t, you can bake this cake any day you wish to spread love and joy at home.
You will be surprised from this foolproof cake, how easy and doesn’t require baking skills at all. You will be encouraged to do it more often if you are not really a big fan of baking.
You will need:
- 1 1/2 cup flour sifted
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder sifted(of a good quality)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
- 1 1/2 cup chopped strawberry
Mix all dry ingredients together then add vanilla, vinegar, oil and water. Combine well before folding in the strawberries.
Grease a 9″ heart pan and bake on 180°C for 30-35 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
Keep aside until completely cool and meanwhile prepare the ganache to wrap it up.
- 200g chopped chocolate
- 1 cup heavy cream
Heat the cream until about to boil and dump in the chocolate. Let it rest for 5 minutes before mixing well. The silky ganache will appear gradually while mixing.
Let it rest 15 minutes in the fridge to hold itself before pouring it over the cake.
I told you it’s so easy and could be done in no time! Garnish with strawberries for the festive look. Isn’t it so beautiful?! Wait until you taste it too.
The moist texture is heavenly. It stays up to 3 days outside the fridge, and if you wish to serve it cold, keep it for up to one week in the fridge. This cake doesn’t feature eggs, milk or butter so the life duration is longer. Don’t hesitate to try it and give me your suggestions.
I wish you love 366 days a year. Isn’t 2016 a leap year? An additional day to love and be loved 😉
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After the success of last year’s 
I still have faith in celebrating love if done in deep and expressive ways. Lot of you including me, find Valentines day becoming very shallow and commercial. Lets not go this path and teach our children the true meaning of love, the way of Valentinus the patron saint of lovers.
I prepared our homemade clay dough, and hand it to Nady to cut out heart shapes and color them.
Enjoy writing on the hearts the many and endless reasons why you love your children and husband/wife too 😉 It’s not just for kids! Do it to your significant other and let love flourishes in your hearts and homes!
Hang it on the wall as a frame, and if your children are old enough to write, you can get them involved in the game and stretch it for a longer time. Ask them to write the reasons they love you too and play this mutual love game starting a week ahead, hanging everyday one heart from each, until valentines day when you have filled all the hearts.
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