Ingredients
Scale
- 500 g strawberries (for jam)
- 190 g all-purpose flour
- 75 g natural cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 115 g unsalted butter (melted)
- 100 g light-tasting oil
- 100 g granulated sugar
- 100 g brown sugar
- 2 large eggs (room temperature)
- 330 g milk (room temperature)
- 250 g cream cheese (softened to room temperature)
- 115 g unsalted butter (softened to room temperature)
- 100 g powdered sugar
- 70 g strawberry jam (from above)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 200 g strawberries (finely diced)
- 7 strawberries (halved for decoration)
Instructions
- Prepare the strawberry jam by cooking strawberries, sugar, and water over medium heat for about 10 minutes until thickened. Allow to cool.
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F) and grease two round baking pans.
- Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in one bowl. In another bowl, mix melted butter, oil, sugars, eggs, and milk until smooth.
- Gradually combine dry ingredients with wet ingredients until just mixed.
- Divide batter between pans and bake for about 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
- Prepare frosting by beating cream cheese and butter until creamy; add powdered sugar and vanilla extract, then fold in strawberry jam.
- Once cakes are cooled, layer with jam and frosting before decorating with fresh strawberries.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 230mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg