Chocolate-Strawberry Bombe

Name: Chocolate-Strawberry Bombe
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 package devils food cake mix (regular size); 1 teaspoon canola oil; 60 grams confectioners sugar; 227 grams package cream cheese, softened; 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin; 714 milliliters heavy whipping cream, divided; 142 milliliters thawed strawberry breeze juice concentrate; 90 milliliters semisweet chocolate chips; 946 grams fresh strawberries; 100 grams sugar; 1 Tbsp vanilla extract

Chocolate-Strawberry Bombe requires approximately 40 minutes from start to finish. One serving contains 428 calories, 5g of protein, and 28g of fat. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 16. Head to the store and pick up devil's food cake mix, vanillan extract, confectioners' sugar, and a few other things to make it today. It works well as a reasonably priced hor d'oeuvre.

Instructions

Grease and flour three (8- or 9-in.) round baking pans; set aside. Prepare cake mix batter according to package directions. Divide evenly and pour into prepared pans.

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Cake Mix

All Purpose Flour

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Baking Pan

Bake at 350° for 22-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

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Toothpicks

Oven

Reserve 6-7 strawberries for garnish. Puree enough remaining strawberries to measure 1 cup; set aside. In a small microwave-safe bowl, sprinkle gelatin over juice concentrate; let stand 5 minutes. Microwave on high power 1 minute. Stir until gelatin is completely dissolved; set aside. In a small bowl, beat 1 cup heavy whipping cream until stiff; set aside.

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Heavy Cream

Strawberries

Gelatin

Juice

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Microwave

Bowl

To prepare filling, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Beat in strawberry puree. Gradually add gelatin mixture; blend until smooth. Gradually whisk in whipped cream; set aside.

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Strawberry Puree

Whipped Cream

Cream Cheese

Gelatin

Vanilla

Sugar

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Whisk

Bowl

Line a 12-cup capacity bowl with 2-3 long sheets of plastic wrap, allowing ends of plastic to over-hang edges by at least 6 inches. (Diameter at top of bowl must be 8-1/2 or 9-1/2 inches, depending on size of baking pan.)

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Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Baking Pan

Bowl

Gently press one cake layer into bottom of prepared bowl.

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Bowl

Spoon about one-half of filling over cake layer in bowl; top with second cake layer. Gently press down on cake layer.

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Bowl

Spread remaining filling over cake. Top with remaining cake layer. Gently press down. Cover cake with loose ends of plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour.

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Spread

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

In a small bowl, beat confectioners' sugar and remaining 2 cups heavy whipping cream until stiff. Uncover top of bombe in bowl. Invert onto serving platter; remove and discard plastic wrap. Frost bombe with sweetened whipped cream.

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Sweetened Whipped Cream

Powdered Sugar

Heavy Cream

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and oil; stir until smooth.

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Chocolate Chips

Cooking Oil

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Microwave

Transfer to a heavy-duty small resealable plastic bat.

Cut a tiny hole in bottom corner of bag. Gently squeeze bag and drizzle chocolate over bombe.

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Chocolate

Garnish as desired with reserved strawberries.

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Strawberries

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Ingredients

Servings:

1package

devil's food cake mix (regular size)1teaspoon

canola oil 60grams

confectioners' sugar 227grams

package cream cheese, softened 2envelopes

unflavored gelatin 714milliliters

heavy whipping cream, divided 142milliliters

thawed strawberry breeze juice concentrate 90milliliters

semisweet chocolate chips 946grams

fresh strawberries 100grams

sugar 1Tbsp

vanilla extract

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