Fresh Strawberry Cream Cheese Cake
Fresh Strawberry Cream Cheese Cake is definitely one of my favorite cakes and it has a special place in my cookbook. There is a special place for a special cake.
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 4 oz cream cheese
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- ¾ cup + ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup Greek yogurt
- 2 ½ cup strawberries cut into quarters
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Butter and flour 9 inch spring form pan or use cooking spray, instead. Leave aside.
- In medium dish combine flour, corn starch, baking powder and salt. Leave aside.
- In a large dish, mix cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for about a minute.
- Add ¾ cup sugar and mix some more, until it is light and fluffy.
- Add one egg at a time, vanilla extract and Greek yogurt and continue to mix, slowly adding dry ingredients.
- Mix some more until you get fine dough. Take some strawberries and leave them aside for decoration.
- Add the rest of strawberries in the dough and mix well. Spread evenly in the spring form pan.
- Place strawberries that you left aside, on the top and sprinkle ¼ cup of sugar.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out dry or with a few crumbs.
- Take out of the oven and leave to cool in the springform pan for a few minutes.
- Transfer cake to a wire rack to cool down completely.
Notes
This cake is best for 2 days. It can be served with strawberry syrup, cool whip or fresh strawberries.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 256kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 5gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 81mgSodium: 195mgFiber: 2gSugar: 10g
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