Strawberry Streusel Cake

Spring is nature’s way of saying, “Let’s party!” -Robin Williams

There is something very enjoyable about baking a cake on a Sunday afternoon.Especially when your folks are too eager to try out your new bakes and they are able to coax you into baking one!The aroma of a freshly baked cake that fills up the house just adds up to their excitement!  

Everyone must have one such recipe in their repertoire which is versatile yet simple,quick n easy. Strawberry streusel cake fits the bill perfectly.Its versatile in the sense any combination of fruits and nuts can be used and and the butter content is so low!!!

The recipe has been taken from here without any adaptations since I love the combination of strawberries and almonds .

Strawberry Streusel Cake

Ingredients

120 gms         flour

115 gms         sugar
2 tsp.             baking powder
1/2 tsp.          salt
120 ml            milk
1 tsp.             vanilla extract
1                   egg
30 gms           melted butter
200 gms.        sliced strawberries

Streusel Topping 

30 gms          flour

55 gms          sugar
30 gms          butter
40-50 gms     chopped almonds

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.

Line a 8" round baking pan with parchment and grease it.

In a medium bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. 

Add the vanilla, the egg and the melted butter. Beat this together so it's well mixed. 

Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Arrange the sliced strawberries on the top, gently laying them evenly around the pan.

In a small bowl, combine the flour and sugar for the topping. Using a pastry blender ,cut in the butter to create a crumbly topping. Add the chopped nuts and mix it all together. Then, sprinkle the topping over the strawberries.

Bake the cake for about 45-50 minutes till its done.Let it cool a bit before slicing.