FRESH STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE CAKE

By MrsGiggles78

Ingredients

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 4 oz cream cheese
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup + 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup Greek yogurt
• 2 1/2 cup strawberries, cut into quarters

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 47mins
Adapted from sweetspicykitchen.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F. Butter and flour 9 inch spring form pan or use cooking spray, instead. Leave aside.
In medium dish combine flour, corn starch, baking powder and salt. Leave aside.
In a large dish, mix cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for about a minute.
Add ¾ cup sugar and mix some more, until it is light and fluffy.
Add one egg at a time, vanilla extract and Greek yogurt and continue to mix, slowly adding dry ingredients.
Mix some more until you get fine dough. Take some strawberries and leave them aside for decoration.
Add the rest of strawberries in the dough and mix well. Spread evenly in the spring form pan.
Place strawberries that you left aside, on the top and sprinkle ¼ cup of sugar.
Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out dry or with a few crumbs.
Take out of the oven and leave to cool in the springform pan for a few minutes.
Transfer cake to a wire rack to cool down completely.
Notes
This cake is best for 2 days. It can be served with strawberry syrup, cool whip or fresh strawberries.