Strawberry Cake

For my sister’s 21st birthday, we decided to bake a fresh strawberry cake (to do something different) with a fondant beer pong scene on top of the cake. It was a delicious cake and we doubled up the recipe so we would have enough space to display our masterpiece. Enjoy!

Ingredients

1 cup mashed strawberries
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, stir before measuring
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup butter
1 1/3 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Heat oven to 375°. Grease and flour a 13×9-inch baking pan. Combine the flour, salt, and baking powder; set aside. In a mixing bowl with electric mixer, cream butter and 1 1/2 cups of sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the vanilla and blend well. Slowly beat about 1/3 of the flour mixture into the creamed mixture with half of the strawberries. Beat in another 1/3 of the flour mixture and the remaining strawberries. Blend in the remaining flour mixture and beat until smooth. Spread in the baking pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched with a finger. Cool on a rack; frost with cream cheese frosting.