French Strawberry Cake

Beautiful fresh Strawberries are the essence of this French Strawberry Cake. This simple cake recipe produces a very light and refreshing cake. Accompanied by homemade strawberry whipped cream, a slice of this cake is sure to brighten anyone’s day. Perfect for a brunch dessert, a snack cake or just about anytime.

*your strawberries don’t have to be French*

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 Ingredients

  • Strawberries (fresh) -1  quart more or less (1 liter)
  • Butter (unsalted, room temp) – 1/2 C (112g)
  • Sugar – 1 Cup (200g)
  • Eggs – 2 large
  • vanilla – 1 tsp (add in after the eggs, missed it in the video)
  • AP flour – 1 Cup (120g)
  • Baking Powder – 1 tsp
  • salt – just a pinch
  • Sugar – 1 Tbl (for sprinkling on top)

Steps –

  • Pre-heat over 350
  • Cream Butter and Sugar (well creamed)
  • Add the eggs 1 at a time
  • Add the vanilla
  • Sift the dry ingredients into the batter – DO NOT overmix, finish with a spatula
  • Pour into prepared pan – place strawberries on top then sprinkle with sugar
  • Bake for 45 – 50 minutes, top will be golden
  • Let cool in pan for about 10 minutes, run spatula around edge of pan, turn out onto a cooling rack, topside up
  • Let cool completely, place on serving platter

Strawberry Whipped Cream

  • melt a couple tablespoons of strawberry preserves and a splash of water on the stovetop or microwave
  • Let it cool
  • whip just enough whipped cream until it’s soft and fluffy (think cloud)
  • – whip in the cooled preserves