Mad about Strawberry Chocolate Cake
The cake featured here is a variation of a recipe from Alice Medrich’’s Bittersweet. The cake here is surrounded with cocoa meringue rods instead of a wall of chocolate.
I”d intended to make the chocolate wall, but it turned into a chocolatey mess with some bits of wall on the cake and other bits stuck on a plastic sheet. I improvised and covered the sides with chocolate shavings and cocoa meringue rods, which I”d made the night before. The result is a rather impressive looking cake. It’’s not as elegant as the chocolate wall version, but I love the presentation here.
The cake is made up of 2 layers of chocolate genoise sandwiched with a light mascarpone cream and hidden strawberries. I just adore the look of the cut strawberries when the cake is sliced at just the right place.
April 3rd, 2007 at 9:53 am
Hi Karen, the “cocoa meringue rods ” u bake yourself? U still “owe” me the recipe for the cake lay.. kekeke.. just joking.. very nice bakes u have… thanks again for your macarons recipe..
Any more “project” coming up? Do showcase.. 
April 3rd, 2007 at 11:36 am
Hi Eileen, good to hear from you.
Yes, I baked the rods and yes, I still owe you a recipe - it completely slipped my mind! Thanks for the reminder. I”ll send you an email when I get the recipe for all the components together.
April 10th, 2007 at 1:18 am
wow! may i know about the receipe?
April 10th, 2007 at 11:24 am
Hi Faith, if you let me know your email address, I can send you the recipe, but be forewarned, the process is quite involved especially with the meringue rods.
July 2nd, 2007 at 8:34 pm
Hi Karen
May I have the recipe for the strawberry chocolate cake? My email address is renee2008@hotmail.com. Thanks
August 1st, 2007 at 4:46 pm
Hi Karen,
My sis’’s bdae is coming soon n she loves strawberry cake! Would you kindly share the recipe? My address is li_yxn@yahoo.com. Thanks so much!
August 24th, 2007 at 3:38 pm
Hi..the meringue rods so nice..can teach me how to do or the receipe?? thanks a millon
… yr bakes are wonderful…
my email is ivycsh78@yahoo.com.sg
October 30th, 2007 at 7:11 pm
Hi! Just by looking at your cake makes my mouth water! It looks so yummy… Can you share to me the recipe of this cake and how you made it? Thank you so much!
January 11th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Greetings my dear!!
Could you do me a favour?
share the recipe of this cake with me please…
Is an urgency!!
If is before of January 20th, i”ll be grateful for your help
With Love
Ady
contact me aleph.kishy.moon@hotmail.com
February 8th, 2008 at 3:56 am
hi there!
this cake looks DELICIOUS!
could you please email me the recipe?
jengonzalez7 at gmail dot com
February 18th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
pls share ur recipe!!! thanks~~~
February 18th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Hi everyone, thank you very much for your interest in this cake. I will no longer be sending out the recipe for this cake.
The recipe for the chocolate genoise and filling can be found in Alice Medrich’’s Bittersweet. The recipe for the cocoa meringue rods can be found in Dorie Green Span’’s Chocolate Desserts by Pierre Herme.
After assembling the cake, cover with dark chocolate shavings, decorate with cut strawberries and meringue rods. Sprinkle icing sugar over the meringue rods just before serving. The cake should be consumed within a day or so after assembly as the meringue rods tend to turn soft.
March 21st, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Hi Karen,
May I have the recipe for the strawberry chocolate cake? I like tp bake cake n puff! if you have any chocolate puff recipe can share with me?
my email address is sweet_sky_lover@hotmail.com
millons of thanks:)
March 21st, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Hi Karen,
seems im jumping on this hot band waggon myself. I was hoping i could get the recipe too, i wanted to bake it for my wife, for her birthday, thanks, have a good one.
March 22nd, 2008 at 10:51 am
Joe & Carol: Thank you for your interest in this cake. As I”ve already mentioned in my last comment in this post, I won”t be sending out the recipes anymore. The recipes can be found in the 2 books. If you prefer not to buy them, you could always borrow them from your local library.