Ingredients
Unsalted butter 1 cup (softened)
Brown sugar 2 cups (packed)
Eggs 4 large (room temperature)
Vanilla bean paste 1 tbsp
Buttermilk 1 cup
Flour 2 1/2 cups
Salt 1 tsp
Vanilla cake flour 1 tsp (optional)
Strawberries 4 cups (chopped, mixed with 1/4 cup sugar)
Granulated sugar 1/4 cup (for topping)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease a 10-inch tube pan with butter and dust with flour
Cream butter and brown sugar in stand mixer until pale and fluffy (3-4 minutes)
Add eggs one at a time, fully incorporating each before adding next
Stir in vanilla bean paste immediately after eggs for maximum flavor release
Alternately add dry ingredients and buttermilk to mixer in three increments
Scrape bowl with rubber spatula to ensure even mixing
Fold in strawberry mixture just until combined
Sprinkle granulated sugar over top before baking
Bake 1 hour 10 minutes until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean
Cool completely before slicing for clean layers
Notes
Use room-temperature ingredients for smooth batter
Add strawberries only after batter is fully mixed
Topping sugar must be dry before baking
Store in airtight container up to 3 days
Substitute cake flour for lighter texture
- Prep Time: 25
- Cook Time: 70
- Category: Strawberry Dessert Recipes
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 550mg
- Fat: 23g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 85mg