Description
A rich and creamy German strawberry and chocolate layered cake with a marbled sponge base.
Ingredients
Scale
- 200g all-purpose flour
- 200g sugar
- 200g softened butter
- 4 eggs
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 50g cocoa powder
- 1 jar strawberry jam (300g)
- 500ml heavy cream
- 2 packets vanilla pudding powder
- 50g powdered sugar
- 100g dark chocolate for glaze
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease a rectangular baking pan.
- Beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add eggs one at a time.
- Mix flour and baking powder, then fold into the butter mixture.
- Divide batter in half. Mix cocoa powder into one portion.
- Alternate spoonfuls of both batters into the pan. Swirl with a knife.
- Bake for 25 minutes. Cool completely.
- Spread strawberry jam over the cooled cake.
- Prepare vanilla pudding with cream and powdered sugar. Let cool slightly.
- Spread pudding over the jam layer.
- Melt chocolate and spread evenly over the top. Chill before serving.
Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients for best results
- Chill cake before slicing for clean cuts
- Can be made 1 day ahead
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: German
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
Keywords: German cake, strawberry chocolate cake, donauwelle, layered dessert