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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Strawberry pastry cake

I saw this pastry cake is very popular among local food bloggers recently, so i gave it a try too. If you don't like a too oily butter cake, you should try this pastry cake. If you are planning to give away cakes for your friend or relatives, this is one type of cake that will definitely well received by them as it has nice presentation and taste good.

Strawberry Pastry Cake


Strawberry Pastry Cake

After i checked few of the links provided by other bloggers, I think this recipe was 1st posted by Little Corner of Mine. I just bake it with fresh strawberry for the 1st time.

Strawberry Pastry Cake*use 8” cake tin
(printable recipe)

100g butter
150g sugar
50g sour cream/yogurt (I use natural flavour of yogurt)
3 eggs
1tsp Lemon zest
210g cake flour
1tsp baking powder

500g fresh strawberry, or other type of fruits of your choice

1. Wash and cut strawberry and toss with sugar (if desired).
2. Grease (with butter) and line the base of cake tin with parchment paper.
3. Beat butter, sugar till pale and fluffy.
4. Add in yogurt and mix well.
5. Add egg one at a time, combine well.
6. Fold in flour, slowly combine and mix well.
7. Pour cake batter into prepared pan and smooth out the top.
8. Arrange strawberry on top of the cake batter, don’t press the fruits down into the batter.
9. Bake at preheated oven at 180c for 60-80mins or until a skewer comes out clean.
10. Dust the cooled cake with some icing sugar if desired.



Strawberry Pastry Cake
Happy Baking !!

42 comments:

  1. sonia no doubt everyone likes this cake. how perfect one friend.. u r baker .. strawberry is my favorite fruit so i really liked this delicious yummy tasty cake

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  2. wow!!! perfect bake.Luks too soft...

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  3. Sonia, this is wonderful! compliments!

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  4. Not oily but still looks good!

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  5. Great looking cake...I love anything strawberry!

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  6. lovely cake perfect with afternoon tea!

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  7. This is really lovely. You've made me hungry with those gorgeous photos. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings...Mary

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  8. Beautiful cake. Do you think it will work with apples?

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  9. I also baked this last week end but with mixed fresh fruits.

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  10. It really looks beautiful and moist.

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  11. I am so gonna make this cake later! Thanks for the recipe Sonia. ;) Looks really moist inside....yum!

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  12. Sonia, this cake looks so moist, must b very yummy. This is in my baking list too, I must make myself available to bake this cake. Thanks for sharing.

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  13. I like any cakes go with fruits especially berries. This one looks good and wish to have a cup of tea with a piece of this in this raining day now!

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  14. Sonia, i really like this cake. Thinking of baking for the second round.

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  15. bookmarked! will have a try :)

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  16. Moist cake looks yummy! And your pics are mouthwatering too!

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  17. I tried this recipe just recently too! But my strawberries were all sunken to the bottom of the cake!

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  18. A perfect summery cake! Really like the 2nd picture!

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  19. o... nice cake! Will try out soon.

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  20. Sonia...nice pastry cake especially with fresh fruits...yummy thanks for sharing :)

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  21. the cake looks yummy and very appetizing...perfect for high tea!!!hehe..

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  22. luks fantastic,very tempting also...

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  23. sonia....gorgeous berry beauty cake...love strawberries...and this looks heavenly..so soft n moist and looks so cute with the strawberries in betn...

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  24. Lovely cake! So great for summer when all the berries and peaches are on sales.

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  25. This does look so delicious! I love cakes with fruits in them.

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  26. the cake looks lovely and yummy and perfect.

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  27. Je dirai tout simplement : Mon dieu que ce gâteau est beau.
    Il semble délicieux.
    See soon.

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  28. What a gorgeous cake! So delicious with fresh strawberries!

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  29. This is one of my favourite cake too! I love baking and eating it ;)

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  30. It looks good Sonia and so simple too!

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  31. This looks like a great tea-time cake. Simple, delicious with fresh fruit and looks so moist plus fluffy.

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  32. That's a gorgeous cake! Looks delicious too!

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  33. Hey thats a yummy dish....simply delicious one...came out really very fluffy and too good one...

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  34. This looks moist!! And it's strawberry season so it's perfect!!

    Would you mind checking out my blog? :D http://ajscookingsecrets.blogspot.com/

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  35. I'm a novice baker......what is cake flour.is it the same as self-raising flr. tq

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  36. Wonderful looking delicious pastry cake! Nicely done Sonia, these photos makes me drool!

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  37. dear all, Thanks for stopping by and leave your kind words, much apperciated.

    Anh, this cake work for any fruits, apple would be a good idea too.

    knickknacks, do not press the fruit, try next time this way.

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  38. hi, can i omit the lemon zest and replace with something else?...if no, how can i make the lemon zest?

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  39. Hi may I replace Milkfor yogurt
    Thanks

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