Easy Strawberry Cake with Strawberry Sauce

Easy Strawberry Cake recipe loaded with strawberries. So soft, lightly sweet, moist and bursting with strawberry flavor. Don't skip that easy and amazing strawberry syrup!
IngredientsStrawberry Cake Ingredients:

2 large eggs room temperature

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup sour cream

1/2 cup light olive oil or vegetable oil

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour (*measured correctly)

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

12 oz strawberries hulled

1 tsp powdered sugar for dusting, optional

Strawberry Sauce Ingredients:

16 oz strawberries hulled and halved

1/4 cup granulated sugar or to taste

Instructions
Cake Prep:

Butter a 9-inch springform pan and line the bottom with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 375˚F.

Prepare 12 oz of strawberries for the cake: dice 6 oz of strawberries and slice the second 6 oz into halves.

How to Make Easy Strawberry Cake:

In a large mixing bowl, using an electric hand mixer (or stand mixer), beat together 2 eggs with 1 cup sugar on high speed for 5 minutes or until light in color and thick.

Add 1 cup sour cream, 1/2 cup oil, 1 tsp vanilla and beat on low speed until well combined.

In a small bowl, whisk together: 2 cups flour, 2 tsp baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt until well incorporated. With the mixer on med/low speed, add flour mixture to the batter 1/3 at a time, letting the flour incorporate with each addition and continue mixing just until well combined. Do not over-mix.

Pour half of the batter into prepared pan. Top with 6 oz of diced strawberries then spread remaining batter over the top. Cover the surface with 6 oz of halved strawberries (cut-side-down), pressing them down just slightly into the batter. Bake at 375˚F for 45-55 minutes (mine was perfect at 50 min), or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Let cake rest in pan 15-20 min then remove ring and cool to room temp or until just lightly warm.

Run a thin spatula around cake edges to loosen from pan. then transfer to a cake platter. Cool until just warm or at room temperature. To serve, dust with powdered sugar if desired. Drizzle individual slices generously with strawberry syrup.

How to Make Strawberry Sauce:

While the cake is baking, make the strawberry sauce: In a blender or food processor, combine 16 oz strawberries and 1/4 cup sugar (or add sugar to taste) and blend until pureed.

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