Strawberry Cake

Ingredients

• Cake

  • 2 cups (500 ml) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons (10 ml) baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon (1 ml) salt
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/4 cups (310 ml) sugar
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) milk
  • 3 cups (750 ml) fresh strawberries hulled and quartered

• Strawberry buttercream

  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup (180 ml) strawberry jam
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) sugar
  • 3/4 cup (180 ml) unsalted butter, cut into pieces, softened