Strawberry Summer Cake
By: Anna
Published: Friday, June 24, 2011 - 11:04am

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!