Chocolate Strawberry Nutella Cake

Once again, I have pinterest to thank for this yummy dessert!! I love to search for food ideas this way; it can be very addicting! I've always loved to make angel food cake with strawberries and whipped cream in the summer. When I read through a few recipes, I realized I had everything to try a chocolate version! WARNING: this is a very dense, filling dessert and probably 583,405 calories, so only a small slice is needed. Tasted more like a pound cake! Could be because there's two sticks of butter!! :)

Ingredients:
 FOR THE CAKE:
2 sticks butter
4 heaping TBS cocoa powder
1 cup boiling water
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla extract
1- 1 1/2 cup of Nutella

FOR STRAWBERRIES:
2 pints strawberries, hulled and sliced
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

FOR WHIPPED CREAM:
2 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray two round baking pans with cooking spray.

In a medium saucepan, melt the butter. Add the cocoa and stir it until smooth. Pour in the boiling water and let the mixture bubble up for approx 20 seconds and then turn it off and set aside.

In a mixing bowl, blend buttermilk,baking soda, eggs and vanilla. Set aside.

In another large mixing bowl, mix the sugar, flour and salt. Stir in the hot chocolate mixture until it's combined.

Pour and divide the batter into two round pans evenly. Bake for 18-22 minutes.

Meanwhile, prepare the strawberries by stirring them with the sugar and the vanilla. Let them sit for 15 minutes then drain off the excess juice.

Whip the cream and the powdered sugar.

Spread half the Nutella over the bottom layer of cake. Spread on half the whipped cream and top with half the strawberries. Place second layer of cake , repeating the same steps.

NOTE: Don't start to assemble more than an hour before serving. The cake needs to be refidgerated.

I know you want a piece!!