Eton Mess Chocolate Cake
There’s nothing quite like the scent of ripe strawberries in summer. This Eton mess chocolate cake recipe makes the most of this delectable bright red summer fruit. Two layers of chocolate sponge are sandwiched and topped with lots of strawberries, cream and meringue. It’s perfect for birthday parties, celebrations or any alfresco occasion which requires cake.
Last week a friend celebrated her birthday in style by hosting a splendiferous garden party. This meant it was time for me to spring into birthday cake action.
Eton Mess Chocolate Cake
I’d recently seen a recipe over at Mummy Mishaps for a Blackberry Eton Mess Cake which I thought was a fabulous idea. This was my inspiration. As it happened strawberry season had finally begun, so I based my version on the original fruit. I also had some strawberry yoghurt that needed using up from the Lactofree event I attended in London. Oh and I wanted to get in some of the lilac syrup I’d just made.
The cake was a bit of an experiment, loosely based on the rhubarb and orange cake I made a few years ago. I added some crushed meringue to the actual cake, but as I rather strongly suspected, this just melted into the general mix and couldn’t really be detected.
Luckily, the cake was a triumph and received many oohs and ahhs before it was wolfed down. The lilac flavour was subtle, but could just about be detected. Rose syrup actually works better and that’s what I normally use when making Eton mess.
Next time I attempt this sumptuous chocolate cake, for there will surely be a next time, I’ll make the Eton Mess and apply it just before eating so that the meringue stays crunchy.
Other Strawberry Cakes You Might Like
- Chocolate cake with lemon curd & strawberries
- Chocolate cake with mint & strawberry cream (gluten-free)
- Picnic strawberries n cream cakes
- Roasted strawberry chocolate cupcakes
- Rose & strawberry Victoria sponge
- Strawberry chocolate heart cake
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Eton Mess Chocolate Cake. PIN IT.
Eton Mess Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
- 175 g unsalted butter
- 200 g golden caster sugar (I used cardamom sugar)
- 120 g dark chocolate chopped (I used 70%)
- 3 eggs (I used two large duck eggs instead)
- 225 g flour (half wholemeal, half white)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
- 2 tsp cocoa powder
- 250 ml strawberry yoghurt (I used 2 x 125ml pots)
- 5 meringue nest crushed
- 300 ml double cream (heavy cream)
- 1 tbsp cordial of choice (I used lilac cordial, but rose syrup or elderflower cordial would be good too)
- 300 g strawberries washed, drained and quartered
Instructions
- Melt the chocolate in a bowl over hot water. Leave to cool slightly.120 g dark chocolate
- Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then beat in the chocolate followed by the eggs.175 g unsalted butter, 200 g golden caster sugar, 3 eggs
- Sift in the dry ingredients, then stir gently in alternating with the yogurt and a couple of tbsp of water.225 g flour, 1 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda), 2 tsp cocoa powder, 250 ml strawberry yoghurt
- Fold in the meringue pieces from two of the nests.5 meringue nest
- Divide the mixture between two 20 cm (8″) round cake moulds and bake at 180℃ (160℃ fan, 350℉, Gas 4) for 30 minutes when the cakes should be well risen and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave in the moulds to cool for a few minutes then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Whip the cream with chosen cordial until peaks form. Divide the mixture into two. Put one aside and add half of the strawberries to the other along with a couple of the crushed meringue nests.300 ml double cream (heavy cream), 1 tbsp cordial of choice, 300 g strawberries
- Sandwich the two cakes with the Eton Mess. Spread the remaining cream over the top, then scatter over the remaining strawberries followed by the remaining crushed meringue pieces.
- Serve immediately before the meringue has a chance to go soft.
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Sharing
As I added lilac syrup to the Eton Mess, I am entering this cake recipe to Tea Time Treats with Karen of Lavender and Lovage. She has chosen floral as this month’s theme.
I’m also sending this Eton mess chocolate cake off to Four Seasons Food where the theme is the Colour Red this month. It’s normally hosted over at Delicieux or Eat Your Veg.
We don’t normally eat fruit yoghurts. This cake is a great way to use up any such yogurts that are sitting in our fridge. So, I’m also sending this off to the No Waste Food Challenge. It’s being hosted by Michelle of Utterly Scrummy Food for Families.
The theme for this month’s Love Cake over at JibberJabberUK is vintage. Whilst this chocolate cake isn’t exactly a vintage cake, Eton mess most certainly is. I’m hoping I’ll be allowed to enter.
As this was a cake to celebrate a birthday, I’m adding this to a new blogging linky – Celebration Cakes & Bakes over at Mummy Makes Cakes.
Bake of the Week over at Caso Costello is an event I keep meaning to enter and somehow keep forgetting about. However, I have managed it this time 🙂
Recipe of the Week can’t be missed out either. So, I’m sending this scrumptious summer cake off to Emily over at A Mummy Too.
Now that just looks like my idea of heaven in a cake!
What a beautiful cake! Thank you for linking up with the no waste food challenge 🙂
Thanks Elizabeth.
Oh my goodness this cake looks so good! I cannot wait to try adding Eton Mess as a filling for a cake, what a gorgeous centre piece or a afternoon tea or decadent dessert. Thanks so much for entering No Waste Cooking Challenge this month 🙂
Thanks Michelle, it makes a good twist as a filling or topping OR both.
Most certainly a vintage cake for me! A delicious combination of chocolate and seasonal strawberries plus the meringue twist to it.
Phew, glad that was OK Ness. It was a very scrummy cake.
Eton Mess PLUS chocolate cake…in one dessert? Oh goodness me, YES! This truly looks wonderful. Thanks for linking up to #recipeoftheweek – I have pinned and tweeted this post and there’s a fresh linky live at 6pm 🙂
Yes decadence in a cake Emily – sometimes you just have to go for it 😉
What a beautiful cake, I’m actually drooling! #Recipeoftheweek
Thank you MWK
You have a very lucky friend! Love meringue and mixed with chocolate, this sounds divine! Thanks so much for linking up with #Bakeoftheweek – Great to have you part of the gang! x
Thanks Helen. I fear this cake may become a summer regular.
Ok so for my next birthday can I have a cake like this please……
But of course Bintu, just ask OH 😉
This looks delicious 🙂 I love Eton mess and strawberries are one of my favourite things. Thanks so much for joining in with #CelebrationCakesAndBakes
Thank you MMC.
Gorgeous and a nice lot of events entered!
Now you come to mention it Ren, there do seem to be rather a lot 😉
I would love to get my fingers into that beauty! X
Thanks Deena. it’s fun making really decedent cakes from time to time 😉
Wow what a gorgeous looking cake! I was planning on making an Eton Mess Cake for last month’s AlphaBakes but would not have thought to pair it with a chocolate sponge. Yum! Well done on the numerous challenges too 🙂
Now why didn’t I think of this last month Ros – doh!
This sounds divine! I love meringue but never thought of putting it in a cake – will definitely be trying it!
Thanks Hayley. The trick is to add the meringue at the last minute or otherwise it just melts away and you don’t get the crunch.
Oooh Eton Mess Chocolate Cake, this looks and sounds absolutely delicious! x #BakeoftheWeek
Thank you Kirsty 🙂
What a lovely cake! I have to admit that I prefer strawberries and chocolate together to raspberry and chocolate – just tastes fresher in my opinion
Ooh I’m on the fence with that one CC. When I have strawberries they are my favourite and if it’s raspberries then I’m delighted too.
Your cake looks really yummy – I may just have to make one of these soon 🙂 #Recipeoftheweek
Thank you Denise. Would love to hear how you get on.
Ooh, aah, yesss that’s a wonderful cake. It’s really wonderful strawberries are in season now. That’s exactly the cake to enjoy right now.
Thanks Chris, you can’t get a better month for strawberries than June 🙂
I am definitely making this!!! It looks and sounds delicious, and my mums birthday is coming up too!
x
Thanks Amy, I know I’d be very happy to get this as a birthday cake.
sounds lovely choclette. I’d have to replace any strawberries with raspberries, but that might not do any harm!
Raspberries might even be better Fi.
“Chocolate Log Blog” has been included in my Arlynda Lea’s Sites to See #3. I hope this helps to call more attention to your efforts.
http://arlyndalea.blogspot.com/2014/06/arlynda-leas-sites-to-see-3.html
Thank you Arlynda, that’s very kind.
oh my good lord this is a stellar cake… what an amazing idea. I much prefer my chocolate cakes with a fruit filling as I think it cuts so nicely through the chocolate but had never thought of an Eton Mess cake… bloody marvellous!… and the yoghurt is a fab idea too!
Yes indeed Dom, chocolate cake and fruit is a heady number and this one particularly so 🙂
My mum often makes pav for some in the family and chocolate cake for others – wonder if we would all enjoy the same cake if she mixed it up like this or if no one would eat it (or as the case may be, I would have to eat it all by myself – sounds delicious)
A cake all to yourself sounds like the way to go Johanna 😉
What a beautiful cake!!!
Love it
Have a nice Friday
Thank you Manu, you are always very kind.
This is a beautiful cake Choclette. You are always so creative with chocolate and I love chocolate with strawberries.. it is difficult not to love them though. They are so juicy and tasty right now. I keep buy strawberries twice a week and organic ones are particularly good!
Have a good weekend X
Thank you Alida. Now is definitely the best time for strawberries – it’s almost worth waiting a whole year for them.