Strawberry And White Chocolate Charlotte Cake Recipe
Strawberry Charlotte Cake Recipe – light combination of strawberry and white chocolate mousse and sweet and spongy lady fingers. Nice no bake dessert.
White Chocolate Strawberry Charlotte Cake
Hi everyone! Happy Tuesday!
How was your holiday weekend? Did you have fun?
Mine was great!
We also had Strawberry And White Chocolate Charlotte Cake, the recipe for which I’m sharing with you today. I’m very excited, because it is extremely easy to make and very delicious.
Fruity and very light, it is perfect for spring and summer.
Charlotte cake has been on my list for a while.
I’m glad I made this Strawberry And White Chocolate Charlotte Cake.
When I started looking for recipes, I realized that the possibilities are endless.
If you haven’t heard of this cake, Wikipedia’s definition for it is:
“A Charlotte is a type of dessert, or truffle, that can be served hot or cold. Bread, sponge cake, or biscuits/cookies are used to line a mold, which is then filled with fruit puree or custard.
It can be also made using layers of breadcrumbs. Lady fingers may be used, too.
The filling may be covered with a thin layer of similarly flavored gelatin.”
This definitely gave me a lot of room to experiment.
Charlotte Cake
My love for tiramisu is not a secret and I always have lady fingers cookies in my pantry.
I used these to line a spring form pan.
Them I made a strawberry flavored mousse (with gelatin) and filled the spring form pan with it.
I refrigerated it for 1 hour. In the mean time I made some white chocolate mousse.
I added it on top and refrigerated for 5-6 more hours.
To decorate the top of the cake I used fresh strawberries.
It sounds pretty easy? It really is.
This cake is so simple to make and everyone, who tried it was impressed!
White Chocolate Strawberry Mousse Charlotte
I hope you like it!
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STRAWBERRY CHARLOTTE CAKE RECIPE
Ingredients
FOR THE STRAWBERRY MOUSSE:
- 2 pints fresh — (hulled and sliced) or frozen (thawed) strawberries
- 3/4 -1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 pack gelatin — (1 pack is 7 grams)
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
FOR THE WHITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE:
- 1 pack gelatin
- 3 tbsp cold water
- 8 oz white chocolate — (finely chopped or chocolate chips)
- 2 cups heavy cream
OTHER:
- 15-20 lady fingers
- 1 pint fresh strawberries for decorating
- 9 inch spring form pan
Instructions
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Line the bottom and sides of a 9 inch spring form pan with plastic wrap. Set a side.
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For The Strawberry Mousse:
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In a large sauce pan combine strawberries and sugar and cook over medium heat for 15-20 minutes. Let them cool completely. Then transfer to a food processor/blender and puree until smooth. Strain mixture and set a side. Let it cool down completely.
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Sprinkle gelatin over 1/4 cup of cold water. Let it sit for 5 minutes.
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In the mean time beat 2 cups of cold whipping cream on high for 3-5 minutes until firm.
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Gelatin mixture should have gotten firm already. Place it in the microwave for 10-15 minutes or warm it up over a double boiler until it turns into a liquid.
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Add gelatin to strawberry mixture. Add vanilla extract.
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Gently, using a rubber spatula fold in whipped cream.
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To Assemble:
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Line the sides of spring form pan with lady fingers. Pour strawberry mousse into spring form pan. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
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For the white chocolate mousse:
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In a small bowl with 3 tbsp cold water, sprinkle gelatin on top. Let it sit for 5 minutes.
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Place white chocolate in a bowl and set a side.
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Bring 1 cup of heavy cream to simmer. Pour cream over white chocolate. Whisk until melted and smooth. Cool mixture at room temperature.
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Warm up gelatin in the microwave or over a double boiler, until it turns liquid. Add gelatin to white chocolate mixture.
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In a bowl whip the remaining 1 cup of heavy cream 3-5 minutes high speed, until thick.
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Using a rubber spatula fold whip cream into the white chocolate/gelatin mixture.
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To assemble:
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Pour white chocolate mousse over chilled layer of strawberry mousse.Refrigerate for 4-6 hours, preferably overnight. Add fresh strawberries on top.
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Slice and enjoy!
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Please do not use low-quality white chocolate chips. For best results make sure couverture chocolate.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 359, Fat: 28g, Saturated Fat: 16g, Cholesterol: 107mg, Sodium: 69mg, Potassium: 478mg, Carbohydrates: 24g, Fiber: 5g, Sugar: 6g, Protein: 5g, Vitamin A: 3450%, Vitamin C: 36.6%, Calcium: 220%, Iron: 3.5%This is the same cake, just decorated differently:
Mira, your cake looks so light and luscious. Sometimes you want something a little sweet at the end of the meal but you don’t want it to weigh you down. So pretty it could be a center piece to your gathering. Pinned and shared, of course!
Thanks Bobbi!
This is GORGEOUS!! A charlotte has been on my bucket list as well…and I’m going to have to take some notes from yours. Those two fillings sound lovely together!
Thanks Joanne!
This is completely gorgeous, Mira! WOW. I’m super impressed! Looks very light and elegant, too.
Thanks Mir!
This cake is absolutely gorgeous, Mira! I’ve never heard of charlotte before, but I love the sound of it. This looks like the ultimate dessert for any occasion! Pinned!
Thanks Gayle!
Oh my! Wow, Mira!!!!! This looks sooooooooooooo delicious. Seriously speechless right now – I am totally in awe of this cake. It’s so beautiful. What a perfect & summery dessert! 🙂
Thanks Harriet!
This cake is so gorgeous, Mira! I recently saw a charlotte on Pinterest and thought how neat it would be to try to recreate it. I love that you made one yourself. It looks perfect for all occasions.
Thanks Jen! It is very easy to make, hope you like it!
Wow! That slice of cake looks heavenly and perfect. LOOOVE the ladyfingers 🙂
Thanks Medha!
Your charlotte cake is absolutely gorgeous, Mira! The layers are perfect and so stunning together! An absolute dream and perfect for summer!
Thanks Kelly!
I’ve never even heard of charlotte cake, but it looks amazing! Such a pretty cake, and so simple!
Thanks Stacey!
This is stunning Mira! I’m pinning this on my “recipes to veganize” board. There has to be a way! 🙂
Thanks so much Linda!
This cake looks gorgeous Mira! Never heard of this cake but it looks just so perfect for summers, light and delicious!
Thanks Manali!!!
Stunning!
This cake is truly stunning, Mira! Love those layers of mousse!
Thanks Justine!!!
What a gorgeous cake and the pictures are just stunning.
I’ve had a charlotte cake once and loved it! This is so pretty, and I’m pinning to try it myself!
This looks just gorgeous, Mira! I’ve never tried Charlotte Cake, but you’ve convinced me that I must!
That’s one gergeous cake, well done! It looks so delicate! I love the slice picture, the layers are distinctive and the texture looks perfect.
What a beautiful cake Mira! I love the pretty pink hue. This is perfect for summer!
Nice work Mira. This charlotte is perfection!
What a beauty! Love everything about this cake. Must try! Pinned!
thanks Valya!
This cake looks so beautiful and perfect for Spring!!! Love all those fresh strawberries on top too 🙂 I’ve never heard of charlotte cake and am so intrigued!! 🙂 🙂
thanks Ceara!
this is the prettiest cake ever! I love it 😉 the lady fingers around the edges are awesome! it makes it so unique!
I have never heard of a charlotte cake before, but it looks beautiful. It puts my cake decorating to shame 😉
My eyes popped out of my head when I saw this on IG yesterday – Mira – this is gorgeous! Every holiday is better when cake like this is involved! 🙂
You hope I like it? I will love it!! So beautiful, Mira! Thank you for sharing such a lovely recipe!
Hi Mira, how have you been?
The good weather starts and I my time online gets shorter, so many good things to do…
This cake looks adorable, it’s a beautiful addition to any party table. It looks sophisticated yet not complicated to make.
I’ve been pretty good Regina, how about you? I agree, nice weather means less time online 🙂 So glad you like the cake 🙂 Thanks!
This is one stunner of a cake, Mira! All that layer-y goodness is seriously gorgeous!
Mira, this cake is breathtakingly gorgeous!
Thanks Rachelle!
Mira, this is a pretty and stunning looking cake. Looks so delicious and scrumptious. So so impressive! 🙂
I love simple desserts that look stunning and you did a beautiful job.
Mira, this Charlotte cake is beautiful!!! I never knew the name of this cake!!! gorgeous and love the lady fingers all around! gorgeous!
Mira, the last time I made a Charlotte was in culinary school. We made EVERYTHING from scratch. The lady fingers… we sliced the green apples on a deli slicer…lined them up…anyhow it was an all day ordeal and that is just not my cup of tea 🙂 So I am thrilled that you created a simple and beautiful way to make this Charlotte accessible to us folks who are unlike to spend hours in the kitchen for a dessert 🙂
Thanks Mila! I know the original version takes a lot of time! Hope this one work ok for people, who want to save some time 🙂
Mira, this cake looks really beautiful! Loving the white chocolate and strawberry combination! perfection!
Wow – that cake looks incredible!! It looks super fluffy and creamy, and I LOVE the ladyfingers around the outside – yumm!! Pinned 🙂
Wowzaa! This dessert is stunning! I’ve never had strawberry or white chocolate mousse – that’s something I’ll need to change! Lovely summer dessert, Mira 🙂
Thanks Kathleen!
Mira this is one stunning looking cake!! I can never see myself making such a gorgeous perfect dessert! Great job girl!! I am drooling and PINNED!
Hehe.. we had same ideas this months 🙂 I’ve made an white chocolate strawberry mousse cake as well .. I really love the combination. Yours look wonderful as well.
What an elegant cake, with whole strawberries on top! I am going to make this one for my daughter’s birthday this year!
What a beautiful Charlotte, Mira! How fun, too, trying something new! Love the finished cake with a pretty pink ribbon.
I’m so happy strawberries are plentiful right now! This cake is gorgeous, and who doesn’t love a no-bake dessert?! Lovely pictures!
This is almost too pretty to eat! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
Wow this cake looks spectacular! I really want a slice just about now 🙂
Gorgeous mousse cake! I made it for my sister’s birthday and everyone loved it!
Who does not go mad with such a recipe? It is prasair of any diet, impossible to resist.