strawberry pound cake

 

preheat 350 degrees

-1 cup butter                                                                        

-1 1/2 cups white sugar 

-1/4 cup of brown sugar                                                                        

-2 eggs                       

-1 teaspoon vanilla extract                      

-1 teaspoon ground walnuts (optional)

-2 cups all-purpose flour (sifted)                                           

-1/3 cup milk                                               

-1 1./4 cup quartered strawberries                                        

-1/4 cup water

 

icing:

1 cup of powdered sugar

1/4 tsp. of vanilla

2 tbsp. of water

1 tsp. of butter

 

makes 2 loaf pans

 

step 1 :

-mix your butter, white sugar and brown sugar until fluffy

 

step 2 :

-add in eggs and vanilla, mix until eggs are well incorporated

then fold in nuts

 

step 3:

-add in flour and milk until smooth

-fold in strawberries and water .. (do not over mix)

step 4:
- grease pans all over with butter
-flour pans
- pour in batter and bake for 1 hour or until a knife comes out clean
-let cake set in pans for 5 minutes and remove

step 5 :
-mix ingredients for icing it will thicken as it settles drizzle over cake as desired

**Tip:
for a super moist cake let cake cover with foil paper and let set for 3 hours or over night.
the foil traps in the moisture and sets it back into the cake