FOOD
Black and White Strawberry Layer Cake
Friends are like this cake - they just make life better.
FOOD
Black and White Strawberry Layer Cake
Friends are like this cake - they just make life better.
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 box vanilla cake mix
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
Strawberry Jam
- 1 cup strawberries, hulled and roughly chopped
- 1 cup sugar
Filling
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup powdered sugar
- Zest of 1/2 lemon
- 1 1/4 cups strawberries, for assembly
Chocolate Glaze
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1 tbsp corn syrup
- 2 cups chocolate, finely chopped
- 2/3 cup white chocolate, melted
To Assemble
- Vanilla and chocolate cake
- Ricotta mixture
- Strawberry jam
- Strawberries
Steps
Cake
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease and line 2 x round, 8-inch loose-bottomed cake pans.
- To make the cakes, follow the box instructions and bake.
- Once baked, allow to cool then slice in half across the middle, you will end up with 2 vanilla cakes and 2 chocolate cakes.
Strawberry Jam
- In a saucepan set over a medium heat, add strawberries and sugar.
- With the back of a fork or potato masher, crush the strawberries slightly.
- Bring the mixture to a rolling boil and then cook for 5 minutes, stirring to prevent the jam from sticking.
- Remove from the heat. Set aside to cool completely.
Filling
- In a large bowl, whisk together the ricotta, heavy cream, vanilla, powdered sugar, and lemon zest until completely smooth.
Chocolate Glaze
- In a pan over a low heat, melt the heavy cream and corn syrup.
- In a clean bowl, add the chocolate and when the cream is hot, pour over the chocolate. Leave to stand for 3 minutes then whisk to combine.
- Remove the cake from the fridge, un-mold from the ring mold, and place on a wire rack set over a baking sheet.
- Pour the chocolate over the cake so that it spreads evenly out around the edges and drips down the sides of the cake to cover.
- Pipe the melted white chocolate in concentric circles over the top of the cake.
- With a wooden skewer, drag from the center of the cake outwards to the edge, forming feathered lines.
- Continue across the whole cake so that it is covered in a web design.
- Allow the coating to cool slightly, then remove the cake to a cake stand and top with fresh strawberries.
To Assemble
- In the bottom of a deep 8-inch ring mold, place a vanilla cake.
- Top with a third of the ricotta mixture and a few spoonfuls of the cooled jam, using a wooden skewer to swirl the jam into the cream.
- Top with a layer of fresh strawberries then place a chocolate cake on top and layer in the same order; cream, jam, and strawberries.
- Repeat these layers with the remaining vanilla and chocolate cakes.
- Place in the fridge for at least 1 hour.