*YUMMIEST* STRAWBERRY DREAM CAKE #shorts

Episode 1 of #SimplyStrawberry 🍓❤️ Layers and layers of chocolate and strawberries - it’s as dreamy as it gets and so fun to put together! Ingredients For the sponge 6 tbsp milk 1 tsp vinegar 6 tbsp caster sugar 3 tbsp oil ½ cup + 2 tbsp all purpose flour 2 tbsp cocoa powder ½ tsp baking powder ¼ tsp baking soda Bake at 180 for 20-25 mins Espresso ½ tbsp coffee 3 tbsp water For the ganache- ½ cup fresh cream ½ cup dark chocolate 5-6 chopped strawberry Strawberry compote 10 strawberries , chopped ½ tbsp sugar 2 tbsp water For the shell ¼ cup dark chocolate Instructions 1. Add milk and vinegar in a bowl and give it a quick mix. Let the mixture rest for 5 mins to curdle. 2. ⁠Add sugar and oil to the above mixture and whisk until nicely combined. 3. ⁠Sift in the all purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda and mix only until no flour pockets remain. 4. ⁠Pour the batter in a greased 5-inch tin and bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 20-25 mins. 5. ⁠Meanwhile, make the chocolate ganache by heating the cream over medium heat until it begins to simmer. 6. ⁠Pour the hot cream over chopped dark chocolate and mix until no lumps remain. 7. ⁠For the strawberry compote- in a pan add chopped strawberries, sugar , water and let it cook at medium heat till the strawberry softens and you achieve a thick jammy consistency. 8. ⁠Once the cake is baked and cooled, carefully cut the top and soak it with espresso. 9. ⁠Pour the ganache evenly over the cake and let it set slightly. 10. ⁠Add a later of chopped strawberries and top it up with strawberry compote. 11. ⁠Lastly add a thin later melted chocolate to form a shell. 12. ⁠Once the shell hardens, dust with cocoa powder and crack it open. bake with shivesh, shivesh bhatia, strawberry, dream cake, desserts, yummy