Since one of my 101 in 1001 goals is to cook one new recipe per week (which is 34 by the time all is said and done), I decided to whip up a lil sumpin sumpin to celebrate the awesomeness that is summertime in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It’s been so beautiful here y’all… you just wouldn’t believe it.
Anyway, since strawberries are in season and the price is right, I baked up a strawberry summer cake for me and my sweetie. I originally found this recipe on Smitten Kitchen and knew that at some point I would be makin it, and ooooooh lil doggie has that time come.
Jeffrey proclaimed that it is “possibly the best cake I have ever eaten”, and I am almost inclined to agree. This lil dish of delish was rich, but light… fresh, but with depth of flavor… and the perfect dessert for a summer evening meal. Why I do declare, YOU MUST TRY IT. Follow the recipe that follows to the letter and you cannot go wrong my friends.
Strawberry Summer Cake
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 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pound strawberries, hulled and halved
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 10-inch pie pan or 9-inch deep-dish pie pan.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a small bowl.
- In a larger bowl, beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy with an electric mixer, about 3 minutes.
- Mix in egg, milk, and vanilla until just combined. Add dry mixture gradually, mixing until just smooth.
- Pour into prepared pie plate. Arrange strawberries, cut side down, on top of batter, as closely as possible in a single layer.
- Sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons sugar over berries.
- 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 to 60 minutes.
- Let cool in pan on a rack. Cut into wedges. Serve with lightly whipped cream.
Look at that picture! Despite my shoddy iPhone pic, you KNOW that shit’s gonna be good! So hop to.
xo Em