About
Everybody who's anybody loves Meemaw's Strawberry Cake! Her classic dessert is a golden and tender treat literally filled to the brim with sweet, juicy, summery strawberries. It's actually an easy cake to put together and such a refreshing treat for the warm weather! Serving Meemaw's Strawberry Cake with whipped cream is like having berries and cream in its most delicious form!
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, optional
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
- 1 pound fresh strawberries, hulled, halved or quartered, divided
- whipped cream, optional, to taste, for serving
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Step 2 -Grease a 9-inch round cake pan or pie plate.
Step 3 -In a bowl, add the eggs, the sugar, and the vanilla and using an electric hand-mixer on medium speed, beat until pale in color, about 3 minutes.
Step 4 -Add the flour to the egg mixture and using a rubber spatula, gently fold until just combined and a smooth batter forms.
Step 5 -Add almost all of the strawberries to the batter, reserving a few for topping, and fold to combine.
Step 6 -Spoon the batter into the prepared baking pan.
Step 7 -Top the batter with the reserved strawberries.
Step 8 -Bake the cake for 5 minutes.
Step 9 -Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
Step 10 -Continue to bake the cake until golden on top and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30-35 minutes.
Step 11 -Allow the cake to cool until it is just warm.
Step 12 -Serve with the whipped cream.
