Strawberry cake with cheese frosting
Strawberry cake
Ingredients:
Butter : 250 gms
Sugar : 1 cup + 2 tblsp
Eggs : 5
All purpose flour (maida) : 2 cups
Baking powder : 1 tblsp
Strawberries: 1 &1/2 cup
Frosting :
Whipping cream : 1 cup
Sugar : 1/2 cup (if cream is not sweet)
Cheese spread : 2 - 3 tblsp (optional)
Procedure:
Wash the berries, trim off their stems and chop them fine. Put them in a small pot, add 2 tblsps of sugar and cook it on a low flame until the berries are cooked and you get a sauce consistency.
Powder the sugar and whisk it along with softened butter until it becomes fluffy; then add eggs one at a time and whisk again.
Sift in the flour and baking powder using a sieve and fold it into the butter and egg mixture, little at a time to make a smooth batter.
Finally add 2/3 of the strawberry sauce and mix well.
Prepare a baking tin by applying oil and dusting it with flour or put butter paper.
Pour the batter in it and spread it evenly. Preheat the oven and bake it between 150⁰ - 180⁰ for about 1 hour and 20 minutes or until you see it loosen the sides.
