This recipe was a real treat a couple weekends ago! Our new niece was baptized so I made this cake as our celebration sweet for the party. It uses yogurt in the cake- which you don't necessarily taste but it definitely adds moisture. And the frosting is awesome! It takes a little time to assemble but you can easily prep your ingredients in advance so it shouldn't be difficult or extremely time consuming. It's an impressive looking cake that doesn't require as much as it looks like! I was also excited to give my new Kitchen Aid mixer a try! This was a joint birthday/anniversary gift from the hubby and I was itching to put it to work!
CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY LAYER CAKE
What you need for the cake:
1 box chocolate cake mix
3/4 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 container strawberry Greek yogurt
3 eggs
Frosting and Decorations:
1 container of fluffy white frosting (it's the whipped kind)
1 container of frozen whipped topping (thawed)
mini chocolate chips
1 container of fresh strawberries, rinsed and dried
To make the cake:
1. Pre-heat oven to 350 (325 for dark pans). Grease and flour two 9-in round cake pans (or use parchment paper rounds).
2. Mix all the cake ingredients together in a bowl until combined. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. (Check out my new mixer!!)
3. Pour batter into prepared pans and bake in the oven according to package directions (probably about 25-30 minutes).
4. Remove from oven and let cool for at least 30 minutes; then remove from pans to a wire rack until you're ready to assemble the cake.
5.To make the frosting, add the fluffy white frosting to a bowl and fold in the whipped topping.
6. Cut about 10 strawberries into 1/4 inch slices.
7. When ready to assemble the cake, place one cake (rounded side down) on a serving plate. Spread 1/3 of frosting mixture to the edges of the cake.
8. Arrange strawberry slices evenly over this cake. Sprinkle with about 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips.
9. Place second round cake on top of the strawberries, this time rounded side up. Use the rest of the frosting to frost the top and edges of cake.
10. Decorate the top of the cake with more strawberry slices and rim the edge of the cake with mini chocolate chips.
Slice and ENJOY!
Bonus picture of Betty- who likes to be anywhere there is frosting!
*Be sure to store leftovers in the refrigerator.*
This recipe was adapted from: http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/chocolate-strawberry-cake-with-fluffy-frosting/f3186840-6879-406a-ab3a-84e9be12d89a
