Strawberry Cake With Pine Nuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

14 tbsp (1 3/4 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1-2 tsp vanilla extract
4 None eggs
3/4 cup cornstarch
1 1/3 cups flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1 1/4 lbs strawberries, halved or quartered, depending on size
1/3 cup pine nuts
1/4 cup packed brown sugar

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F. Beat the butter, granulated sugar, vanilla extract and a pinch of salt with a electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, adding 1 tbsp cornstarch with each addition. Stir in the remaining cornstarch, flour and baking powder.
Grease and flour a 10 inch springform pan. Spoon in the batter. Sprinkle with the strawberries, pine nuts and brown sugar.
Bake for 40-50 mins. Cover with foil during 10 mins if the top is becoming too brown. Cool in the pan on a wire rack. Remove from the pan. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with whipped cream, if desired.