Cornmeal Strawberry Cake

Name: Cornmeal Strawberry Cake
Ingredients: 1 1/3 cups cornmeal; 2/3 cup unbleached all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 3/4 cup unsalted butter; 1 1/4 cups white sugar; 4 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt; 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries

10 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 1/3 cups cornmeal
2/3 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup unsalted butter
1 1/4 cups white sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt
1 cup sliced fresh strawberries

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch round cake pan. Sift together the cornmeal, flour, salt and baking powder, set aside.
2

In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the yogurt, stirring after each addition. Finally, fold in the strawberries. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
3

Bake for 45 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick or knife inserted, comes out clean. Cool cake in the pan on a wire rack for 30 minutes then invert onto a serving plate. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.