With starting my new job at Dunkin Donuts, there's been a lot less free time and subsequently, a lot less baking around here. With the fourth of July comes lots of picnics, of course, and Al's aunt and cousin came in from Canada to visit, so his grandparents had a picnic today (the third). With today being my only day off of the week, as soon as I got off from work last night, I started baking the dessert for today's picnic. Al's mom gave me a few suggestions: chocolate, fruit, dairy free..so I decided to combine a bunch of recipes together and came up with a double layer strawberry upside down cake with a chocolate avocado cake base and a light ganache drizzled over top.
This cake surpassed all of my expectations. The cake was light while still being slightly dense, moist and almost spongy in texture. The strawberries added a nice tang but still added the perfect sweetness. The dark ganache balanced out everything else beautifully, adding a bit of decadence.
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