Strawberry Cake

  • Level: Intermediate
  • Yield: 8 servings
  • Total: 1 hr 45 min (includes cooling time)
  • Active: 30 min
Advertisement

Ingredients

Nonstick cooking spray

2 eggs, at room temperature 

1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar

1/2 cup reduced-fat Greek yogurt 

1/4 cup melted butter, cooled slightly 

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 

1 pound strawberries, hulled, half sliced and half halved 

Honey whipped cream, for serving (see Cook's Note)

Directions

Special equipment:
a 9-inch springform pan
  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 9-inch springform pan with nonstick cooking spray; line the bottom with parchment paper.
  2. Combine the eggs and 1 cup of the sugar in a medium bowl and beat on high speed with a handheld mixer until thick, pale and doubled in size, about 4 minutes. Add the yogurt, melted butter and vanilla; beat for another minute. Add the flour, baking powder and salt; mix until just combined, 30 seconds. Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly to the edges. Sprinkle the sliced berries on top. Pour the remaining batter over the berries; spread evenly once again. Top decoratively with the strawberry halves and sprinkle with the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar.
  3. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Serve with honey whipped cream.

Cook’s Note

To make honey whipped cream, beat 1 cup heavy cream until soft peaks, then beat in honey to taste (about 2 tablespoons).

Let's Get Cooking!

Sign up for the Recipe of the Day newsletter to receive editor-picked recipes,tips and videos delivered to your inbox daily. Privacy Policy

Thanks for subscribing to the Recipe of the Day newsletter. Check out all our other great newsletters from Easy Recipes, Healthy Eating Ideas and Chef Recipe Videos.

We're sorry, there was an error signing you up. Please try again later.

Advertisement

Mari-lou Menezes

As other reviewers have mentioned, this cake recipe is straightforward and produces a lovely cake for springtime. Like the other reviewers mentioned, the batter is hard to spread. I ended up putting less than 1/2 the batter on the base layer when I made it the second time round as I felt it needed the additional batter to successfully cover the sliced strawberries. I made it in a 7” springform pan as the other pan size I own was too big. It took approximately 20 more mins to bake but it was worth the wait. Delicious and pretty to look at too!

See All Reviews