Fresh Strawberry Cake Recipe makes the perfect light summer dessert! This fresh fruit dessert features moist, flavorful vanilla cake studded with fresh strawberries. With a topping of freshly whipped cream, this strawberry cake is the star of any summer picnic or potluck!
6tablespoonsunsalted butterat room temp, plus extra for pie plate
1 ½cupsall-purpose flour
1 ½tspbaking powder
½tspsalt
1cup+ 2 tbsp sugar
1large egg
½cupmilk
1tspvanilla extract
1poundstrawberrieshulled and halved
For the Whipped Cream:
3cupsheavy whipping cream
3tablespoonssugar
Instructions
To make the cake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Butter a 10-inch pie pan or a 9-inch deep dish pie pan (a regular 9-inch pan won't work with all the batter, so if that's all you have, just leave a bit of the batter out at the end).
Whisk flour, baking powder and salt together in a small bowl.
In a large bowl and with an electric mixer, beat butter and 1 cup sugar together until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
Mix in the egg, milk, and vanilla until just combined.
Add the dry mixture gradually, mixing until just smooth.
Pour the batter into the prepared pie plate, remembering to leave just a little bit of it out if your plate is a regular 9-inch size).
Arrange the strawberries, cut side down, on top of the batter, as closely as possible in a single layer. Squish them in there if you have to!
Bake the cake for 10 minutes, then reduce oven temp to 325 F. and bake the cake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 50-60 minutes more.
Remove pan from oven and allow the cake to cool in the pan on a wire rack.
Cut into wedges, plate, and serve with lightly sweetened whipped cream.
To make fresh whipped cream:
Place the bowl and beaters into the freezer for 15-20 minutes before you make the whipped cream. This will help the whipped cream to form faster.
In a large bowl, whip the cream and sugar with an electric mixer on high speed, until the cream is stiff and you can see the tread marks of the beaters in the cream.
Notes
This cake can be stored at room temperature for 2 days, loosely covered.