Make a delicious chocolate strawberry cake using 3 ingredients. It’s easy to throw together for a last-minute dessert with decadent flavors.
Years ago, the first time I went with Justin to visit his grandmother in Missouri, she made a chocolate strawberry cake. Justin wanted some of her recipes, so I had to watch what she did and write them down. She made this very simple cake, and you can make it with any fruit filling. We prefer strawberry flavor as a personal preference. You could also make it with cherry filling if you prefer that.
She had a type of old stand mixer, which was the first I had seen of one. I thought it was awesome so when we made our wedding registry it went on there. Thankfully Justin’s coworkers got one for us! While you could do this with a hand mixer, it’s so nice to throw it all in and let it work.
Using only three ingredients, the cake is so easy to make. The wet ingredients in a traditional cake are replaced mostly with a can of pie filling. This means no need for unsalted butter, milk, vegetable oil, or other common cake ingredients. You only need the eggs.
The cake gets its chocolate flavor from a box of chocolate cake mix. I like the rich chocolate cake from a box of devil’s food, but you can use any chocolate cake batter mix. This replaces the dry ingredients such as all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and baking powder.
Toppings and Add-In Options
The cake tastes like chocolate-covered strawberries in cake form. There are so many things you could add to the cake to change the flavor.
- Sprinkle sweet cocoa powder or powdered sugar on top of the cake
- Mix in chocolate chips, crushed walnuts, or vanilla extract
- Top with homemade frosting using fresh berries, heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract
- Crush freeze-dried strawberries in a food processor to add to the outside of the cake
Chocolate Strawberry Cake Tips
- You can use any chocolate cake mix, or make it from scratch using the dry ingredients from your favorite cake recipe
- Split this into two cake pans and add a layer of strawberry frosting between the layers
- If the cake sticks to the pan, use an offset spatula or rubber spatula along the sides of the cake to gently pull it away from the pan
- Keep these items on hand for a quick cake for a special occasion or an evening dessert
- Using the bowl of a stand mixer makes this chocolate strawberry cake recipe even easier
- Line your cake pan with parchment paper, melted butter, or nonstick spray to keep the edge of the cake from sticking
Chocolate Strawberry Cake Step by Step
Ingredients
- 21 oz strawberry pie filling
- 15.25 oz chocolate devils food cake mix
- 3 eggs
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 350F.
In a large bowl, combine all ingredients at medium speed for about 3-5 minutes.
Pour into a greased 8×8 baking dish.
Bake for about 35-40 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
Garnish with powdered sugar and fresh strawberries if desired.
Chocolate Strawberry Cake Leftovers
Storage: For the best results, store leftover cake in the refrigerator. Those with low humidity can probably keep the cake at room temperature for up to 2 days covered with plastic wrap. For us in Houston, anything like that doesn’t do well so we keep it in the refrigerator. I like the cake cold, too, so it works.
Recipe
Originally Published On: August 22, 2022
Last Updated On: August 19, 2024
Chocolate Strawberry Cake
Ingredients
- 21 oz strawberry pie filling
- 15.25 oz chocolate devils food cake mix
- 3 eggs
Recommended Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients
- Pour into a greased 8×8 baking dish
- Bake for about 35-40 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean
- Garnish with powdered sugar and sliced strawberries if desired
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
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Well, now I’m starving for cake! Strawberry and chocolate is such a great combo, and I love how dark and rich that cake looks!
Perfect dessert for kids and grownups. And the best part of your recipe is the few ingredients. Thanks for sharing. Will try soon for my daughter. She will love it.
This sounds and looks amazing! Strawberries and chocolate are honestly my favourite thing in the entire world!
Strawberry and chocolate are a match in kitchen heaven! This looks so yummy and I bet every bite is just delicious! I can’t wait to make this.
This looks so good and it’s been a while to try a cake with these two. I will add it to the list. Thank you for sharing!
Loving this cheats version. It makes making a cake so much faster and easier. I know I’d love this cake as would my family. We love chocolate and strawberries so it would be a big hit!!!!
Wow! This looks absolutely delicious and tasty! My kids would love this for sure!
Hhhhmmm… I think I would love this cake, the moment I tried my first serving of it. I love chocolate cake so much.
chocolate and strawberry are perfectc couple and dessert’s ingredient combination – the recipe is very easy to make and I am sharing this with my friends!
Two of my favourite ingredients combined? This is a cake that sounds perfect for me. I can’t wait to give it a try although I think I will find it tough to share!
Ooooh! I’m not a fan of chocolate-covered strawberries, but this looks like a much better take on the flavor. Saving this for Valentine’s Day!!
Ooooo! this looks amazing I simply love chocolate and strawberry. Cant wait to take a bite of this. Will try this recipe.
Just looking at this is making me so hungry! I love chocolate and fruit, and I’m so excited to make this.
Holy moly! That looks so rich and delicious. I love that deep chocolate flavor and the strawberry, as well.
Two of my favorite things in one! Strawberries and chocolate – it just doesn’t get any better!
This is the kind of dessert I should be making at home. thanks for this
This looks delicious, and also doesn’t sound too difficult to make! Bookmarking it for the next time I want to bake.
Wow! This looks really delicious. Your post made me crave for cake. Good thing I have all the ingredients available and will try your recipe later. Thank you for sharing this.
Wow, I just see a beautiful night sky with the stars and asteroids. This must be a good cake!
Craving for that chocolate strawberry cake right now.
This looks delicious!