Strawberry Cake

How about a simple eggless strawberry cake?

Ingredients:

• All purpose flour 125 gm (1 cup)
• Strawberry custard powder 2 tbsp
• Salt a pinch
• Baking powder 1/2 tsp
• Baking soda 1/4 tsp
• Powdered sugar 80-100 gm
• Butter 50 gm
• Strawberry puree reduced 2 tbsp
• Chopped strawberries 6-8 small
• Milk 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp
• Vanilla/strawberry extract 1/2 tsp
• Pink food colour optional (few drops)

Method:

• Preheat the oven at 150 degree Celsius for 10 minutes.
• Grease a six inch round cake tin and dust it with flour.
• Sieve together the flour, custard powder, salt and the rising agents 3-4 times.
• Beat the butter and powdered sugar till it is creamy.
• Add the strawberry puree and milk and blend well.
• Now add the extract and miw.
• Add the chopped strawberry pieces into the dry ingredients and mix well.
• Now fold the dry ingredients into the liquid mixture using a spatula. Do not over mix.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared cake tin and tap it on the counter 2-3 times to remove the air bubbles.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 35-38 minutes or till a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
• Remove the tin from the oven and allow it to cool in the pan for 6-7 minutes.
• Transfer the cake from the pan into a wire rack and cool well.

• Cut it neatly and serve 🙂