- cups sugar
- /4 cups flour
- tbsp baking powder
- tsp salt
- tbsps butter softened
- /2 cup milk room temp
- tbsp vanilla
- large eggs
- oz package strawberry gelatin
- cup puréed strawberries measure strawberries before you purée them
- Zest from one lemon
- I added 2 drops magenta coloring
- Ingredients for glaze
- /2 cups powdered sugar
- Juice from two lemons
- drops yellow food color
- Preheat oven 350
- Grease cake pan of your choice
- In mixing bowl whisk together sugar flour, gelatin, baking powder and salt.
- Add butter and beat with mixer on low speed until mixture looks sandy.
- Combine the milk and vanilla and add all at once. Mix at low speed for 30 sec. then increase speed to medium and beat for 30 sec.
- Scrape the bottom and sides of the mixing bowl. With mixer running at low speed add 1 egg at a time mixing 30 sec. after each egg.
- Scrape bowl and beat at medium high speed for 30 sec.
- Fold in strawberry purée and zest of one lemon.
- Transfer batter to pan of choice.
- Bake 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean. Remove from oven allow to cool for 5 minutes. Turn onto wire rack and allow to cool completely. Don’t remove pan until completely cool
- Glaze:
- Mix powdered sugar juice from 2 lemons and food color. Whisk together completely. Microwave 10 seconds. Drizzle over cake. Garnish with fresh strawberries.
- I hope you all enjoy this cake.
- Credit: Felicia Marie
