Suddenly visit at the door or forgotten a birthday? No problem, this strawberry cake is made super fast & the whole thing thanks to the chocolate cornflakes base without baking.
The cake is topped with a cream made from whipping cream & sour cream and fruity strawberries, that’s about it. Have fun baking!
Cooked/Baked today: Simple Strawberry Cake with Cornflakes Base
Difficulty: Easy
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Category: Baking Recipes, Cake Recipes, Sweets & More, No Bake Cake Recipes, Recipes with Strawberries
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Simple Strawberry Cake with Cornflakes Base
Simple Strawberry Cake with Cornflakes Base
Ingredients for a springform pan with 26cm diameter:
…for cake base:
- 200 grams milk chocolate
- 100 grams cornflakes
- 100 grams chopped almonds
…for cream & toppings:
- 750 grams fresh strawberries
- 250 grams heavy sour cream or creme fraiche
- 200 milliliters cream
- 1 sachet cream stabilizer
- 1 sachet vanilla sugar
- About 25 grams white chocolate
Required kitchen gadgets, helper & preparations:
- Mixing bowl for cornlakes mixture
- Springform pan with 26cm diameter + baking paper
- Mixer
- Mixing bowl for cream
Instructions:
…for cornlakes chocolate base:
Melt 200 grams of whole milk chocolate over a water bath or in the microwave. Then put the melted chocolate along with 100 grams of cornflakes & 100 grams of chopped almonds in a mixing bowl & stir together until all the ingredients have been evenly distributed.
Preparing Cornflakes Base & Cream Topping
Line a springform pan (26cm diameter) with baking paper, add the chocolate cornflakes mixture to the springform pan & press down the cornflakes mixture as best & even as possible. Put the springform pan in the fridge for 10 – 15 minutes & allow the chocolate to harden.
…for cream & strawberry cake:
For cream put 200 milliliters whipping cream, 250 grams heavy sour cream (or creme fraiche) & 1 sachet each of cream stabilizer & vanilla sugar into a mixing bowl & beat until stiff for about 1 – 2 minute with a blender. Wash 750 grams fresh strawberries & cut off the green stem base. Coarsely chop 25 grams white chocolate with a knife.
Garnishing Strawberry Cake
Transfer prepared cream into the springform pan & spread evenly on top of the cooled cake base. Next press the strawberries evenly distributed into the cream & finally garnish the cake with the chopped chocolate. Next, dish up the cake immediately or store in the fridge until serving. Have fun baking!
Video Tutorial:
Watch the video tutorial to see the recipe and the preparation method precisely (German Audio only, English Subtitles available):