Strawberry lovers are divided into two large factions: strawberries and cream or strawberries and chocolate. If for you the only conceivable couple is the one with the food of the gods, try the chocolate and strawberry cake in all its variant. Obviously the only purpose is that of research, to investigate what is the best way to enjoy this combination. Or did you think it was a simple sin of gluttony?

Chocolate and strawberry cake: the basic version

To prepare a very classic version of this delicious dessert, prepare a cocoa sponge cake and fill it with a chocolate cream and fresh strawberries. Alternatively, for a variant with a slightly lighter taste, try also the soft cocoa cake with strawberry cream: it will not disappoint you.

Vegan, why not

There vegan chocolate and strawberry cake must be tried at least once in a lifetime. Sift in a 200g bowl of flour with 30 g of cocoa. Also add 120 g of sugar, a pinch of salt and a teaspoon of baking soda. In another container, mix 80 ml of oil with 250 ml of water and a spoonful of apple cider vinegar. Pour the liquids into the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix with a whisk, just enough to mix all the ingredients.
Grease a baking tray, pour the dough into it and bake the cake at 180 degrees (oven already hot) for about 20-25 minutes. Let it cool before turning it out and cutting it in half.
In the meantime, prepare the filling: whisk 250 g of vegetable cream and sweeten it with two very ripe bananas crushed. Also add some fresh strawberries cut into cubes and about 50 g of chopped chocolate.

Gluten-free chocolate and strawberry cake

Melt 125 g of chocolate with 80 g of butter and let it cool slightly. Meanwhile, mix 60 g of in a bowl rice flour, 60 g of gluten-free cake flour, 65 g of sugar and half a sachet of baking powder suitable for coeliacs. Also add two eggs and start mixing the ingredients together, before starting to gradually incorporate the melted chocolate dough. Pour the cake into a well-greased cake tin and finally distribute 250 g of fresh strawberries on the surface. Cook for about 30 minutes at 180 degrees in a preheated oven.

A cake without turning on the oven

To prepare one chocolate and strawberry cake without baking you can take advantage of the cheesecake principle, or one butter and biscuit base.
Blend about 300 g of chocolate chip cookies with 100 g of melted butter. Spread the mixture on a baking sheet and put the cake shell to harden in the fridge while preparing the filling.
To fill the cake prepare one ganache bringing 180 g of cream to a boil. Then pour the hot cream over 250 g of chopped chocolate and stir until all the chocolate has melted. Let it cool down for a few minutes, fill the base of the cake with the ganache and finish with many fresh strawberries sliced. Leave to rest in the fridge for three hours before serving.