Strawberry cake
This is one of my favorite recipes, and I thought I'd put it here as a back up. I currently have two of these in the (NEW!) oven, one to take to the office today and one to take to Joe's grandmother's house at the beach.
From MSLiving, June 2005.
6 T unsalted butter, plus more for pie plate
1.5 c all-purpose flour
1.5 t baking powder
0.5 t salt
1 c sugar, plus 2 T
1 large egg
0.5 c milk
1 t pure vanilla extract
1 lb strawberries, hulled and halved
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Butter 10-inch pie plate. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.
2. Put butter and 1 c sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted
with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium-high speed until pale and
fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to medium-low; mix in egg, milk,
and vanilla.
3. Reduce speed to low; gradually mix in flour mixture. Transfer
batter to pie plate. Arrange strawberries on top of batter, cut sides
down and as close together as possible. Sprinkle remaining 2 T of sugar
over berries.
4. Bake cake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325F. Bake
until cake is golden brown and firm to the touch, about 1 hour. Let
cool in pie plate on wire rack. Cake can be stored at room temperature,
loosely covered, up to 2 days.
I don't know if this cake really will keep for 2 days. I've never had it stick around that long.
