Easy Strawberry Cake made with basic pantry essentials! Serve it with a cup of coffee for a delicious treat!

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 45 minutes
  • Total time: 60 minutes
  • Yield: 8
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups all purpose flour (195 grams)
  • 1.5 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 large egg (at room temperature)
  • 3/4 cup granulated white sugar (150 grams)
  • 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup oil (I used canola, may use olive or vegetable oil)
  • 3/4 cup whole milk plain yogurt
  • 3/4 cup chopped strawberries (5 oz)
  • 5 oz strawberries (cut into halves)
  • 1.5 tablespoons turbinado sugar
  • powdered sugar (for serving)

Method

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 F degrees. Spray a 8 inch round pan with non-stick spray and set it aside.
  2. In a bowl whisk together all purpose flour, baking powder and salt. Set it aside.
  3. Using your stand or hand mixer, beat egg with sugar at high speed for around 4 minutes, until the mixture becomes very light in color.
  4. Add in the vanilla extract, oil, yogurt and mix until combined.
  5. Start adding the flour mix. Add it in 2 parts, mixing after each addition.
  6. Mix until the flour is just combined and do not over-mix.
  7. Fold in the 3/4 cup chopped strawberries (5 oz) into the batter.
  8. Transfer batter to the prepared 8-inch round cake pan. Top with the remaining 5 oz strawberry halves. Press the halves slightly so that they are dipped into the batter.
  9. Sprinkle turbinado sugar on top. Bake the cake at 350 F degrees for around 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  10. Take the cake out of the oven and transfer it onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  11. Dust this easy strawberry cake with powdered sugar and enjoy a slice with chai or coffee!

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.