Strawberry Brown Cake Recipe

In the Naked Cake version, the Bolo Morango Moreno is wonderful both in aesthetics and flavor!

Ingredients Dough

• 1 cup (tea) of wheat flour
• ½ cup (tea) of sugar
• 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder
• ½ tablespoon baking powder
• 5 eggs

Ingredients Filling

• 1 can of condensed milk
• 1 can of cream
• 170 grams of semisweet chocolate (1 bar), chopped
• 2 cans of milk
• ½ cup (tea) of cornstarch (cornstarch)
• 1 box of strawberries
• 1 recipe of Ganache

Dough Preparation Method

1. Prepare a 24 cm round pan by greasing and flouring it. Set aside.
2. Sift together the flour, chocolate and baking powder. Set aside.
3. Preheat the oven to 200ºC.
4. In a mixer, beat the egg whites until stiff.
5. Without stopping beating, add the egg yolks, sugar and beat well.
6. Turn off the mixer, add the sifted dry ingredients.
7. Place in the pan and bake for approximately 40 minutes.
8. Let it cool and unmold.

Preparation Method Filling

1. Clean the strawberries, set some aside for decoration and chop the rest. Set aside.
2. Dissolve the cornstarch in the milk.
3. Place in a pan and add the condensed milk.
4. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened.
5. Remove from heat, add the chopped chocolate and stir until all the chocolate has melted.
6. Let it cool.
7. Once cold, add the cream and mix well.

Cake Assembly

1. Cut the cake.
2. Use the ganache to decorate the edge of each pastry you will use.
3. Inside the dough, fill with chocolate cream, whipped cream and chopped strawberries.
4. Cover with another layer of dough, spread chocolate cream and decorate with strawberries.

Mom’s Tips

See tips and the Ganache recipe here

For a taller cake, in the Naked Cake style as shown in the photo, you can make a larger quantity of batter.