I always tend to buy strawberries when they're on sale and this case wasn't anything different. I was not sure what to do with them though. I've made cobblers with them and baked strawberry bread but I wanted to try something different. I could not make up my mind, so I froze them until I made a decision. I found this recipe online at a site called onceuponachef.com. It sounded great and decided to try it. Overall, I was pretty pleased with it. I did learn that when strawberries thaw, they're pretty damn wet so use them quick LOL I am looking forward to making this cake with other fruits as well!
Easy Strawberry Cake
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour, leveled off
1 1/2 tsps baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
6 Tbsps unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar, plus 2 Tbsps for later
1 Large egg
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup milk
Approximately 3/4 pound of strawberries, hulled and halved
Preheat oven to 350 and grease a 9" deep pie pan
In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt
In another bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the butter and sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and continue to beat until well mixed. On low speed, gradually alternate adding the flour and milk until all is combined and smooth.
Transfer the batter to the pie pan and smooth it out. Arrange the berries on top, cut side down, so that it covers the entire top. Sprinkle with the 2 Tbsps sugar.
Bake for 10 minutes. Then reduce heat to 325 and bake for another hour. Bake until the cake is golden around the edges and a tester comes out clean.
Enjoy!
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