Chocolate Jar Cake With Strawberry Glaze

For Chocolate Cake

Preheat oven to 350º F. Prepare cake pans by spraying with baking spray.

Add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and espresso powder to the bowl of a stand mixer.

Whisk through to combine flour mixture until combined well.

Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla to flour mixture and mix together on medium speed until well combined.

Reduce speed and carefully add water to the cake batter until well combined.

Pour cake batter evenly in the cake pan.

Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of the chocolate cake comes out clean.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool down completely.

For Chocolate Whipped Cream

In a medium bowl, combine all of the ingredients. Using a standing mixer with a whisk attachment, whip on medium until stiff peaks. This will take 4-5 minutes.

Keep the whipped cream in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

For Strawberry Glaze

In a saucepan, combine sliced strawberries, sugar and fresh lemon juice.

Place the saucepan over medium heat and bring the mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally.

The strawberries will start to release juice then reduce heat and cook until sauce is thickened, stirring occasionally.

Once strawberry Glaze thickened then allow to cool at room temperature.

For Jar Assembly

Using a circle cutter, cut out circles of cake from the chocolate cake.

Press a circle of cake onto the bottom of the jar/glass.

For the second layer pipe out whipping cream.

For the third layer drop a heaped tablespoon of strawberry Glaze and level it with a spoon.

Repeat the 3 layers & finally top with some generous amount of grated chocolate.

Then chill the cake jar for at least 1 to 2 hours for the flavours to infuse.