Strawberry Cake...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite inspired by Martha Stewart

By Foodiewife

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened, plus more for pie plate
• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 pound strawberries, hulled and halved
• 2 tablespoons pearl sugar

Details

Adapted from oneperfectbite.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 10-inch pie plate.
2) Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together into a medium bowl.
3) Place butter and 1 cup sugar in bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to medium-low; mix in egg, milk, orange zest and vanilla and almond extracts.
4) Reduce speed to low; gradually mix in flour mixture. Transfer batter to buttered pie plate. Arrange strawberries on top of batter, cut sides down and as close together as possible. Sprinkle pearl sugar over all.
5) Bake cake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees. Bake until cake is golden brown and firm to the touch, about 1 hour. Let cool in pie plate on a wire rack. Cut into wedges. Cake can be stored at room temperature, loosely covered, up to 2 days. Yield: 8 servings.