Easy Strawberry Pound Cake
This Strawberry pound cake is a delightful and moist dessert that perfectly blends the rich, buttery traditional pound cake with the fresh, vibrant flavor of ripe strawberries.
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups (280g) all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp (8g) baking powder
- 1/2 tsp (3g) salt
- 1 ¼ cup (250g) sugar
- 6 tbsp (85g) butter , room temperature
- 6 tbsp (85g) vegetable oil
- 3 medium eggs
- 1 tsp (5g) vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup (180g) buttermilk
- 7 oz (200g) fresh or frozen strawberries , cut in smaller pieces
- 1 tbsp (10g) flour, to add over the strawberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F (180C). Grease and line with parchment paper a 9x5in (23x13cm) loaf pan.
- In a large bowl whisk flour with salt and baking powder. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, add the sugar, butter and vegetable oil and mix until creamy. Incorporate eggs one at a time. Add vanilla extract and mix to combine.
- With the mixer on low, gradually incorporate the flour mixture alternating with buttermilk until all is well incorporated.
- In a medium bowl add the strawberry pieces and a tablespoon of flour and toss to coat evenly.
- Add the strawberries to the cake batter and gently fold them in.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
- Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the bread cool slightly.
- Dust with powdered sugar before serving and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 serving out of 12Calories: 314kcalCarbohydrates: 39.3gProtein: 6.8gFat: 15.2gSaturated Fat: 5.7gCholesterol: 109mgSodium: 152mgPotassium: 164mgFiber: 1.1gSugar: 19.9gCalcium: 64mgIron: 2mg