Strawberry Shortcake
Jello Cake
I used a plain eggless chocolate sponge cake recipe and then layered it with some canner cherries, whipped cream. I didn't go for the chocolate topping. But you can decorate this cake as you wish..
Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Baking Time : 25 to 30 mins
Makes one 3 layered 7 inch round cake
Ingredients:
For Cake:
All Purpose Flour / Maida - 2 cup / 240 grams
Sugar - 1 cup / 200 grams
Cocoa Powder - 6 tblspn
Oil - ½ cup / 120 ml
Water - 11/2 cup / 360 ml
Cornflour / Cornstarch - 4 tblspn
Salt - ½ tsp
Baking Soda / Cooking Soda - 1 tsp
Vanilla Essence - 2 tsp
Vinegar - 2 tblspn
For Decorating:
Whipped Cream as needed (RECIPE HERE)
Cherries - 1 cup chopped + few whole for topping
Syrup that comes with cherry as needed for soaking cake
Chocolate Curls and Shaving as needed
Method:
Preheat oven to 180 degree C.
Take three 7 inch round pans and grease them well with oil, now dust them with flour and coat them on all sides. Remove the excess.
Take flour, cocoa, cornflour, baking soda and salt in a sifter and sieve them well.
Take oil, water, vanilla, vinegar, sugar in a large bowl and mix well.
Add in sifted dry ingredients and mix well.
Divide this into the prepared pans and pop it in the oven in center rack.
Bake for 15 to 17 mins.
Insert a toothpick to see whether the cake is done, if it comes clean then the cake is cooked.
Remove it and let it cool down for 15 mins.
Now invert it and cool completely.
Now Place a cake on the stand, brush the top with some cherry syrup, spread some whipped cream over it, spread cherries over it, Place another cake and repeat this till the last cake.
Now cover the entire cake with cream.
Chill the cake for 2 to 3 hours.
Slice and enjoy.
CHECK OUT THIS QUICK VIDEO:
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Take oil in a bowl, i used melted butter |
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| add in water |
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| and vinegar |
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| add in sugar |
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| and vanilla |
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| mix well..set aside so the sugar melts |
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| In a sifter, take flour |
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| Add Cornflour / Cornstarch |
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| add in salt |
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| Baking soda |
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| Add in cocoa powder |
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| sieve them well |
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| Now the sugar must be disolved |
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| add in the sieved mix |
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| mix well |
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| Once it is well combined |
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| Use a spatula to give one final mix |
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| You have to divide the batter between three pans.. |
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| Bake them..
I baked one more cake as well..let the cakes cool
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| crack them open and transfer it to a container |
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| remove the seeds from them and set aside |
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| Whip up some cream..USE THIS RECIPE |
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| Shave some chocolates |
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| Now place a cake over a plate, |
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| line all the sides with some parchment paper .. i sliced the dome of the cake a little to make it even |
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| take the syrup from the cherries |
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| spoon the syrup over the cake |
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| now it is soaked |
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| spread some cream over it |
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| spread it thinly |
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| place cherries over it |
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| Place another cake over it, soak them, layer with cream and cherries. |
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| now place the another layer of the cake over it, soak this cake in syrup as well.. |
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| Spoon some cream over it |
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| spread it |
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| use a spatula and go around the sides |
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| Now the entire cake is covered |
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| Remove the parchment from the sides, You can decorate the cake with chocolate curls as well.. |
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| Chill the cake before slicing |
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| Enjoy |
Sindhuja.R
Hi aarthi. I am happy to say that am ur regular blog follower. Love all ur cake recipies and trying at home. Is there is any substitute for cherry sugar syrup. Shall we use normal sugar syrup ??
Aarthi
@Sindhuja.Ryes u can use normal sugar syrup
Theresa Monteiro
Hi Aarthi, just wanted to know how much sugar and water is needed to make sugar syrup. Thanks.
Aarthi
@Theresa Monteirou need 1/2 cup sugar with 1 cup water
mansha Kannan
hai aarthi i have doubt why you are not using curd in black forest cake ?
Aarthi
@mansha Kannanthis recipe dont need it
Molshree Gattani
Hi Aarthi,
Thats a nice recipe. I just wanted to check if I could replicated this and bake in microwave. You microwave cake is a little small. So please suggest what will work better. using ingredients of this recipe and baking in microwave or should i double the ingredients of the microwave recipe? If we double ingredients of microwave recipe then for how much time will be have to bake the cake? For how much time should i bake it in the microwave if i double the ingredients? Thanks
Aarthi
@Molshree Gattaniif you have convection mode you can make
Unknown
Can you tell me what cream is that? Is it just Amul fresh cream which has been beaten well? How to get that thickness? I felt my cream will be runny, so cant assemble the cake.
Aarthi
AMul cream cannot be made thick for some reason. I use whipping cream powder or frozen whipping cream
Tharani Rajagopal
Can I use eno powder instead of baking soda ?
Anu Murthy
Hi Aarthi Ji, can I know in which mode u baked the cake? Can I bake it in convection plus micro option in my IFB microwave oven?! Pls reply
Aarthi
I have a OTG oven, i baked in bake mode. You have to bake in convection mode
Shilpa Jakka
Hi aarthi, One quick question, If I bake the cake one day earlier will it be dry for the next day? Let me know how I should go ahead so that the cake stays moist.
Unknown
I made this cake today and it turned out simply awesome! I am amazed at myself 🙂
Thank you for all the tips. The basic chocolate cake was simply superb. As I did not have two same pans, I just baked in one Pyrex bowl, and made the cake 4 inches high, and sliced it horizontally.
If we just follow every step in this recipe and read carefully, it will surely turn out superb!
Anonymous
Can i use dark chocolate powder, instead of cocoa powder ?
Anonymous
yes pls i wanto knw this too