Summer Cake

 Fresh Strawberry Cake, perfect for a summer treat:

 

Ingredients:

 

1 ½ cups All-Purpose Flour (spooned into measuring cup and leveled off)

1 ½ teaspoons Baking Powder

½ teaspoon Salt

6 tablespoons Unsalted Butter (softened, plus more for greasing the pan)

1 cup Sugar (plus 2 tablespoons, divided)

1 Large Egg

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

½ cup Milk (low fat is fine)

¾ pound Strawberries (hulled and halved)

Instructions:

 

Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9-inch round cake pan.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.

In a large bowl, beat the butter and 1 cup of sugar until pale and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined.

Gradually add the flour mixture in three parts, alternating with the milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.

Spread the batter into the prepared pan. Arrange the strawberry halves on top of the batter and sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar.

Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 325°F (160°C) and bake for about an hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Let the cake cool, then serve and enjoy!

This cake is jam-packed with fresh strawberries and is one of the simplest, most delicious cakes you’ll ever make. It’s rated 5/5 based on 665 reviews and takes about 1 hr 25 min to prepare