Perfect combo chocolate and strawberries

In this recipe we will see how to make a very simple and fast chocolate and strawberries cake.

Perfect for when you have little time or has no desire to bake but you still want to enjoy a good dessert.

At the base we have a soft gluten -free cocoa sponge (to make it with gluten see Advice section at the end of the recipe), we will fill this sponge with a cocoa chantilly, quick to make because it does not need cooking, and then many fresh strawberries and melted chocolate to decorate.

Method

Prepare the cocoa sponge.

Take a 20 × 20 mold and line with parchment paper.

Preheat the oven in static mode at 170˚C.

In a bowl mix with the whisk milk and oil.

Then add sugar and salt.

Sift all the powders together and add them to the batter, then cocoa, potato starch, rice flour, corn starch and baking powder.

Mix well with the whisk until a homogeneous and lump -free mixture is obtained.

Pour into the mold and bake at 170˚ C static mode for about 25 minutes.

Remove from the oven and let it cool at room temperature 15 minutes, then with the help of parchment paper remove the sponge from the mold, put it on a tray and place 1 h in the fridge.

Prepare the chantilly.

In a bowl weigh the cold cream from the fridge and add the sifted cocoa powder. Whip with the electric whisk several minutes until you have a frothy and stable chantilly.

It can also be done in the planetary mixer.

If the sponge is not yet cold, store chantilly in the fridge.

Grab the sponge from the fridge. Arrange a plate above the sponge, holding the tray below and the plate turn the sponge upside down, then remove the parchment paper.

Pour the chantilly and with a spatula or spoon, spread it homogeneously to cover the whole base and create an wavy effect.

Wash the strawberries and remove the stalk.

Cut them into wedges and arrange them over the chantilly.

Melt the dark chocolate in the microwave or a bain marie. Pour it into a piping bag.

Cut the tip of the bag, make a small cut, and decorate the cake making continuous lines.

The dessert is ready.

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