How to Decorate a Cake With Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Why settle for plain icing to top a cake? Add an elegant touch with several homemade chocolate-covered strawberries across the cake's surface and turn your cake into a double dessert. Guests can choose to have the berries, the cake or both. Save time by dressing up a prebaked cake with this all-natural addition. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Baked and cooled cake
- Serving platter
- 1 tub icing (any flavor)
- Spatula
- 16 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp. vegetable oil or shortening
- Microwave-safe bowl
- 1 lb. long-stemmed strawberries
- Paper towels
- Wax paper-lined baking sheet
Instructions
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Set the cake onto a serving platter.
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Spread a layer of icing with the spatula over the top and sides of the cake to completely cover.
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Pour the chocolate chips and vegetable oil or shortening into a microwave-safe bowl.
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Heat on high power for one minute.
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Remove from the microwave and stir the chocolate. Place back into the microwave for another 30 seconds.
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Stir the chocolate and repeat heating the chocolate in 30-second intervals, stirring after each, until the chocolate has melted smoothly.
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Rinse the strawberries and pat dry with paper towels.
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Holding a strawberry by the stem, dip it into the chocolate to cover the berry up to the leaves.
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Set the dipped strawberries onto the wax paper-lined baking sheet and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to set.
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Place several chocolate-covered strawberries on top of the iced cake. Use any extras to line the base of the cake by setting them on the serving platter up against the sides of the cake.
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Keep the cake in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
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