French Strawberry Cake
This French strawberry cake is light and delicious, made with fresh strawberries and reminiscent of a ladyfinger cake.
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- Electric mixer
- 8-inch round cake pan
Ingredients
- 1 can cooking spray
- 1 ¼ cups white sugar divided
- 1 stick unsalted butter room temperature
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 (16 ounce) fresh strawberries stemmed and halved
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch round cake pan with cooking spray.
- Beat together 1 cup sugar and butter in a large bowl using an electric mixer until pale and fluffy, 5 to 7 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla until incorporated.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat until just combined after each addition.
- Fold in strawberries.
- Spread batter into the prepared cake pan. Sprinkle remaining ¼ cup sugar evenly over the top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack. Slice and enjoy!
Notes
This cake is best made with fresh, ripe strawberries. Decorate with additional strawberries.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 294kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 4gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 67mgSodium: 141mgPotassium: 121mgFiber: 1gSugar: 27gVitamin C: 27mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 1mg
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