Description

It will be strawberry time soon and time for desserts with fresh strawberries. This cake is an impressive one. It's moist in the center, the top is light and crumbly and the taste is amazing.

Ingredients

• non-stick cooking spray
• 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/4 c. granulated sugar, divided
• 2 large eggs
• 1 t. vanilla extract
• 1 1/3 c. all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 t. baking powder
• 1/4 t. salt
• 1/2 c. sour cream
• 16 oz. fresh strawberries, washed, stemmed and halved

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 inch round cake pan with cooking spray; set aside.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, whip together butter and 1 c. sugar until pale and fluffy, 5 - 7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time; beat well after each addition; beat in vanilla.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating just until combined after each addition. Fold in strawberries.