Ingredients
Serves: Serves 10 -12
Prep Time: 45 min
Total Time: 1 hour 30 min
For the roasted strawberry mascarpone frosting:
250g strawberries, hulled, washed and quartered
200g icing sugar
2 tablespoons cold water
½ vanilla pod, split in half lengthways and seeds scraped out
250g full-fat mascarpone
For the chocolate cake:
350g plain flour
130g unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
500g caster sugar
3 large eggs
180ml sunflower oil
½ vanilla pod, split in half lengthways and seeds scraped out
375ml boiling water
Preparation