Strawberry Muffin Cake

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PREP TIME: 20 MIN

BAKE TIME: 40 MIN

TOTAL TIME: 60

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This Strawberry Muffin Cake is so easy to put together it taste amazing and it can be made for any event!

Ingredients

Muffin Cake

• 2 1/4 Cup All Purpose Flour
• 3 Tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 Tsp Salt
• 6 Tbsp Melted Butter
• 1/2 Cup Buttermilk or a thick milk like lifeway kefir
• 1/3 Cup Sour Cream
• 1 Cup + 2 TBSP Sugar
• 1/3 Cup Brown Sugar
• 1/4 Cup Vegetable Oil
• 2 Large Eggs
• 1 1/2 Cups Chopped Fresh Strawberries

Strawberry Buttercream

1 1/2 Cups Unsalted Butter(room temp)

3 Cups Powdered Sugar

1/2 Cup Chopped Strawberries

4 TBSP Powdered Freeze Dried Strawberries

3 TBSP Heavy Whipping Cream

1/2 Tsp Vanille

Instructions

1. Make sure all your wet ingredients are room temp so this batter can come together beautifully
2. Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease and line with parchment paper a 9" X 9" cake pan.
3. In a bowl sift flour, baking powder and salt.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk all of your wet ingredients.
5. Add your dry ingredients to your wet ingredients and whisk until combined. Do not over mix.
6. Add strawberries to the batter and gently incorporate but do not over mix.
7. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick in the center comes out with just a bit of wet crumbs.
8. Allow muffin cake to cool .
9. To make the buttercream chop 1/2 Cup of strawberries. In a saucepan in Medium heat cook the strawberries, once theyre warm muddle them in the pan. Cook for about 10 minutes until the liquids have been reduced but you still have a chunky strawberry mixture. Place in a small heat safe bowl to cool.
10. Once your strawberry mixture has cooled. In a stand mixer in Med/High speed beat the butter until smooth and fluffy.
11. Add the strawberry preserve and the powdered freeze dried strawberries and beat for about 2-3 minutes.
12. In low speed gradually add the powdered sugar and heavy whipping cream. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl as neccessary. Once everything is incorporated beat on Med/High Speed for 5 minutes until smooth.
13. Once the muffin cake is cooled frost the cake and cut into 9 slices.
14. Enjoy with garnished strawberries!

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