Strawberry Brandy Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 20 ounces frozen strawberries
• 2 cups sugar, separated
• 2 tablespoons sugar, separated
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup brandy, plus
• 1 teaspoon brandy, separated
• 1 cup strawberry puree, separated
• 1/4 cup strawberry puree, separated
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup cream, separated
• 10 tablespoons cream, separated

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 butter 8 eight oz. ramekins and coat with cocoa powder.
• 3 place ramekins on cookie sheet covered with parchment paper.
• 4 in glass bowl, defrost strawberries in microwave.
• 5 strain into another bowl and gently press out juice through fine strainer – keep pulp.
• 6 microwave liquid for 8 to 10 minutes until reduced to approximately ¼ cup.
• 7 place liquid and pulp into food processor and blend mixture.
• 8 resulting content should be approximately 1 ¼ cup of puree.
• 9 in a large bowl combine sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda.
• 10 incorporate eggs, milk, oil, vanilla, ½ cup brandy, and 1 cup strawberry puree.
• 11 fill ramekins ¾ full. the cakes will overflow while baking.
• 12 bake 35 to 40 minutes.
• 13 while ramekins are baking, prepare whipped cream and ganache.
• 14 for the whipped cream, mix remaining puree with 2t sugar.
• 15 in a separate bowl, whip 1 cup cream until it forms soft mounds.
• 16 add the sweetened puree to cream and whip until stiff peaks can be formed.
• 17 refrigerate strawberry whipped cream.
• 18 for the ganache, begin by heating ½ cup plus 2 t cream on stove until steam begins to rise.
• 19 meanwhile, place 1 cup chocolate chips in bowl and microwave 1 minute.
• 20 remove and stir until all chips are almost completely melted.
• 21 pour cream over melted chocolate chips and stir until smooth.
• 22 add 1 t brandy and mix until incorporated.
• 23 to assemble, place each ramekin on a plate, spoon ganache over the tap so that it spills over the side.
• 24 top with a mound of strawberry whipped cream.
• 25 enjoy!