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Strawberry Cake
By: madge
This recipe is one of Martha Stewart's. Not necessarily the easiest recipe to make, but not the most difficult. You could forgo making the batter from scratch and use a cake mix instead, following baking instructions on the box.
Details
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1.5 cups all purpose flour
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons sugar - for berries
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pound strawberries, hulled & halved
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a pie pan or small casserole dish.
- Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together into a medium bowl.
- Beat butter and 1 cup sugar in a separate bowl. Mix about 3 minutes.
- Mix in egg, milk, and vanilla.
- Gradually mix in flour mixture.
- Transfer batter to buttered pie plate. Arrange strawberries on top of batter, cut sides down and as close together as possible. Sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons sugar over berries.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees and bake for an additional 45-60 minutes or until cake is golden brown and firm.