Strawberry Summer Cake

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Ingredients

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus extra for pie plate
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon table salt
1 tablespoon cup plus 2 granulated sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pound strawberries, hulled and halved

Preparation

1
Preheat oven to 350°F.
2
Butter a 10-inch pie pan or 9-inch cake pan.
3
Whisk flour, baking powder and salt together in a small bowl.
4
In a larger bowl, beat butter and 1 cup sugar until pale and fluffy with an electric mixer, about 3 minutes.
5
Mix in egg, milk and vanilla until just combined.
6
Add dry mixture gradually, mixing until just smooth.
7
Pour into prepared pie plate.
8
Arrange strawberries, cut side down, on top of batter, as closely as possible in a single layer.
9
Sprinkle remaining 2 T sugar over berries.
10
Bake cake for 10 minutes then reduce oven temperature to 325°F and bake cake until golden brown and a tester comes out free of wet batter, about 50 minutes to 60 minutes.
11
Let cool in pan on a rack.
12
Cut into wedges.
13
Serve with lightly whipped cream if you like, but I don't think it needs it!
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Yield:

1.0 servings

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Friday, June 24, 2011 - 11:04am

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