Martha's Strawberry Cake
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"Strawberry Shortcake, Huckleberry Pie........V-I-C-T-O-R-Y". Now do a cartwheel and a split.
This cake was SO easy and SO delicious, made with local strawberries.
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If you remember, I made this cake last summer, but used cherries & almonds. This time I stuck to Madame Stewart's original recipe, using gorgeous fresh strawberries, but liked Mary's addition of orange zest & almond extract.
The heck with strawberry shortcake, this cake was as good, if not better, and a helluva lot easier.
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Summer Strawberry Cake (by way of Martha & One Perfect Bite)
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened, plus more for pie plate
1 large egg
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 pound strawberries, hulled and halved
2 tablespoons turbinado (raw) sugar (for the top)
In a medium sized bowl, mix the flour, baking powder & salt.
In a large bowl, cream your sugar together with the egg and the butter.
Gradually mix in your flour and add the milk, zest and extracts, mixing until a nice thick yellow batter turns out.
Pour your batter into a greased 9" pie plate. Arrange strawberries on top of batter, cut sides down and as close together as possible. Sprinkle raw sugar over the top.
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Bake at 325F for 40-50 minutes until golden and firm to the touch.
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Let cool and serve with whipped cream.
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Loved.
This cake should only be made in June when strawberries are PERFECTLY beautiful!
(I have spoken).
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Comments
Wow, I almost made this yesterday while coming across it in an old issue of Martha's mag. Instead I made a sour cherry slab pie.
I thought this cake would be pretty with some blueberries, too. Perfect for the 4th!
Susan
(I come from "What Katie ate" 's blog)
You have a nice blog, I'll read you back !
Valerie, Belgium
That cake would make me jump up and down. I have not problems doing that.