Strawberry Cake

Bring this beautiful cake to your next cookout. It's sure to be a crowd pleaser.
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 55 min
Total Time: 85 Min
Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2 eggs, room temperature

• 1 cup sugar

• 1 cup plain Greek yogurt

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil

• 2 tsp vanilla

• 2 cups flour

• 2 tsp baking powder

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 12 oz. strawberries, hulled and 1/2 sliced and other halved

Optional Strawberry Sauce:

• 16 oz. strawberries, hulled and halved

• 1/2 cup sugar

Directions

Step 1. 

Preheat oven to 375F. Grease sides and bottom of 9 inch spring form pan adding parchment paper to bottom.

Step 2. 

In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar for 5 minutes until light in color and thick in texture.

Step 3. 

Add yogurt, oil and vanilla and beat on low until combined.

Step 4. 

In a separate bowl, add flour, baking powder and salt, whisking to combine. Add dry ingredients to we ingredients a third at a time making you do not overmix.

Step 5. 

Pour half the batter in prepared pan and top with diced strawberries. Pour remaining batter over strawberries and top with remaining sliced strawberries making a pretty pattern on top. Press slightly into the batter and bake for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Step 6. 

Let cake rest in pan for 15-20 minutes and remove ring from pan.

Step 7. 

To make strawberry sauce, add strawberries and sugar to a bowl. Mash with a potato masher or fork. Let sit or 1/2 hour or until sugar is dissolved and strawberries have released juices.

Step 8. 

Served cooled cake with strawberry sauce or favorite ice cream.