- prep: 30 min
- cook: 40 min
- total: 1 hr 10 min
Summary
A light chocolate cake that pairs perfectly with fresh strawberry buttercream!
Ingredients
- 2 cups + 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1 3/4 cup white granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 Tablespoon instant espresso powder (optional)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/3 cups water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup minced fresh strawberries
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 1-3 Tablespoons pureed ripe strawberries
- Fresh berries
- Chocolate covered strawberries
- Mini meringues
- Mint leaves or other greenery
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 2
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 0 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 0 g 0%
- Saturated Fat: 0 g 0%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 0 mg 0%
- Calcium: 0 mg 0%
- Potassium: 0 mg 0%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 0 mg 0%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 0 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 0 g 0%
- Sugar: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 0%
- Vitamin C 0%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat0
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq