Fresh Strawberry Cake

Ingredients

• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon red food color
• 3 large eggs
• 1 quart strawberries, hulled and mashed
• Whole Strawberries, if desired
• White Chocolate Frosting

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of two 9-inch baking pans and line bottoms with parchment paper. Dust sides with flour.
2. In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
3. In a large mixer bowl, beat butter until creamy. Add sugar, vanilla and food color beating about 2 minutes until well blended.
4. Beat in eggs, one at a time until blended. Gradually add flour mixture and strawberries on LOW speed beating for 1 minute or until blended.
5. Pour mixture evenly between prepared pans.
6. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes on wire racks.
7. Remove from pans; cool completely on wire racks.
8. Place one cake layer on cake plate; spread top of layer with 1 cup White Chocolate Frosting. Top with remaining layer; frost side of top of cake. Garnish with whole strawberries, if desired. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Serves: 16