German Mole Cake with Fresh Strawberries
Ingredients
Dough
- 4 eggs (medium)
- 120 g sugar
- 150 g dark chocolate
- 125 g soft butter
- 80 g all-purpose flour
- a pinch of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Filling
- 600 g heavy cream
- 2 packets whipped cream stabilizer
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- 100 g chocolate shavings
- 500 g strawberries
Preparation
Line a 26 cm springform pan with parchment paper
Separate the eggs
Beat the egg whites with sugar to a stiff meringue
Melt the dark chocolate with butter over a water bath and let cool slightly
Beat the egg yolks until creamy, then mix in the chocolate-butter mixture
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (convection: 160 degrees)
Mix flour, salt, baking powder, and cornstarch and add to the egg mixture
Fold in the meringue, pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 25 minutes
Place the cooled cake base on a cake plate and remove 5 mm of the cake base with a spoon, leaving a 1 cm border
Crumble the removed cake pieces
Whip the heavy cream with whipped cream stabilizer until stiff, sweeten with powdered sugar, and fold in the chocolate shavings
Wash the strawberries and remove the stems
Distribute the whole strawberries evenly on the base
Spread the cream in a dome shape on top
Distribute the chocolate crumbs on the cream and press lightly
Chill the cake until serving
Tips
Yields about 12 servings
