Fresh Strawberry Cake

This is a lemony Strawberry Cake very light and will stay soft for few days.




Ingredients;

200 gm sugar
120gm butter


2 eggs
1 vanilla sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
300gm flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 lemon grind
lemon juice from 1 lemon
150gm sour cream

3egg whites for topping (optional)

2 cups strawberries or mixed berries such as raspberries, strawberries and blueberries
1 cup whipping cream, whipped

Preheat the oven to 375°F.


Coat a 9"x9" baking pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the suggar with butter until smooth on medium speed, add eggs one by one untill fully incorporated, add vanilla, salt. Add the flour, the baking powder, sour cream and beat until thoroughly combined. Pour the batter evenly in the baking pan, cut the berries add them on top of the batter.


Bake for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean, and 10 minutes before cake is ready, add on top of the hot cake 3 hard beaten egg whites, then let it backe for another 10 minutes.






When cooled, top with fresh whipped cream.






Makes 12 servings