Chocolate Strawberry Coffee Layer Cake

It may seem strange to mix coffee and strawberries, but if you want a bold, decadent, grown-up cake, this Chocolate Strawberry Coffee Layer Cake is the one. With chocolate and coffee in perfect harmony and along with a sweet, subtle strawberry jam, this tastes like the richest and most moist cake, perfect for a friend’s gathering.

How to prepare this Chocolate Strawberry Coffee Layer Cake

This cake has 5 components, it may seem intimidating, but all the steps are simple and straightforward. I recommend doing the coffee cake and chocolate cremeux a day ahead, so you do not have to do too many things in one day.

How to make the milk chocolate cremeux

Start by making the milk chocolate cremeux. This is a very smooth and creamy custard, it needs to sit in the fridge to set, for at least 4 hours or overnight. For this, you’ll need a cooking thermometer and a hand blender.

Hydrate the gelatine in cold water. Bring to a simmer the first heavy cream, meanwhile, mix together the egg yolk and sugar until pale. Pour the hot heavy cream into the egg yolk mixture and return it to the stove. Keep mixing on low heat until the temperature reaches 179 F (82 C). Be careful not to let the temperature go higher. Remove from the stove and add in the gelatine, mix until the gelatine melted. Then add the milk chocolate and mix with a hand blender. Cover it with foil and put it in the fridge. After chilling and set, add the second heavy cream and stir vigorously until you obtain a shiny custard.

chocolate strawberry coffee layer cake topped with fresh strawberries

How to prepare the chocolate coffee cake layers

Now you can prepare the coffee cake. The ingredients are for a 5.9 inches (15 cm) cake pan. Start by mixing the oil, egg, and sugar. Add in the buttermilk, add in all the dry ingredients, and mix until combined. At the end add the strong hot coffee. The batter will be runny, don’t worry, it is the right way to be. Bake at 356F (180C), for about 40 mins, depending on the oven. Leave the cake in the pan to cool, then you can cut it into three evenly horizontal layers.

How to prepare the strawberry jam and syrup

Meanwhile the cake is in the oven, you can prepare the strawberry jam and syrup. For making the jam, simply put all the ingredients in a saucepan and let them boil for 5 minutes until you get a thick mixture. For the coffee liqueur syrup, boil the water and sugar for 5 minutes and remove from the stove, then add the coffee liqueur. You can leave out the liqueur if you don’t like it or replace it with just coffee.

How to prepare the coffee cream

You can make the coffee cream right before you assemble the cake. First, you need to lightly beat the chocolate cremeux, until it becomes soft and shiny. Then, in a large bowl, using a hand mixer, mix together the cream cheese, heavy cream, powdered sugar, instant coffee and chocolate cremeux until soft peaks form. The cream will be a little soft but it will set once the cake stays in the fridge. Refrigerate the cake for at least 4 hours. I recommend leaving it in the fridge overnight because the flavors will have time to infuse properly.

Decorate the cake as desired using fresh strawberries, chocolate and chocolate-covered coffee beans.

Hope you will try this amazing Chocolate Strawberry Coffee Layer Cake. Tag me on Instagram if you do and enjoy it as much as we did.

Other chocolate coffee layer cakes you may like

If you like chocolate and coffee combinations you might also like to try this Chocolate Mocha Fault Line Cake. It consists of three layers of moist chocolate cake with cream cheese mocha filling, coated in a delicious sweetened condensed milk buttercream. This Chocolate Vertical Layer Cake consists of moist chocolate sponge cake filled with apricot jam and mascarpone coffee frosting, topped on a buttery biscuit base, everything coated in Mascarpone frosting and chocolate ganache. For a no-bake chocolate and coffee cake try this delightful Chocolate Mocha Crepe Cake that is very easy to prepare and has an amazing flavor. Let’s don’t forget about the amazing French dessert, Opera Cake which is known worldwide and is much appreciated by everyone.