We all love a fluffy, freshly-baked chocolate cake, so why does this recipe start by apparently destroying a work of art? We don’t want to give the game away from the get-go, but trust us, there’s a very good reason for scraping out the center of this cake!
Strawberry Mole Cake
We all love a fluffy, freshly-baked chocolate cake, so why does this recipe start by apparently destroying a work of art? We don't want to give the game away from the get-go, but trust us, there's a very good reason for scraping out the center of this cake!
Equipment
- Hand mixer
- 9-inch cake pan
Ingredients
- 1.75 sticks butter
- 0.75 cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1.25 cups hazelnut flour
- 1.25 cups flour
- 0.75 cup cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 0.33 cup strawberry jam
- 8 oz whole strawberries
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1.5 cups whipped cream
- 0.5 cup mascarpone cheese
- 0.25 cup sugar
Instructions
- Add the butter, sugar, eggs, hazelnut flour, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt to a large bowl and combine with a hand mixer. Pour the cake batter into a greased 9-inch cake pan and smooth out the top. Transfer the cake pan to a preheated oven and cook at 350°F for 35 minutes.
- Once the cake has cooled, hollow out the inside, creating a 1-inch-deep well. Make sure to leave the edges of the cake intact and set the cake crumbs aside for later.
- Spread the strawberry jam over the bottom of the cake well and place the whole strawberries upright in the jam.
- Combine the cream cheese, whipped cream, mascarpone cheese, and sugar. Fill the cake well with the cream filling and continue spreading it over the cake in the shape of a mound.
- Sprinkle the chocolate cake crumbs that you set aside earlier over the cream filling until it is completely covered.
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And there you have it – German mole cake with strawberries. Doesn’t it look amazing? Surprise your friends with this dessert that’s a cut above the rest!