Strawberry Heart Bundt Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins
Preparation Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10


• 5 eggs


• 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar


• 1 1/4 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature, cut into small pieces


• 3 tablespoons kirsch liqueur or 3 tablespoons other fruit liqueur


• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour


• 1 teaspoon baking powder


• 1 pinch salt


• 1 1/2 cups strawberries, cleaned & hulled & chopped


• 2 cups fresh strawberries, cleaned & hulled


• confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325f(160.


• 2 butter and flour a 10 or 12 cup bundt or heart shaped cake pan.


• 3 in a large bowl, blend the eggs and granulated sugar.


• 4 using an electric mixer, beat in the butter & liqueur until fluffy.


• 5 add all but 2 tablespoonns of the flour and baking powder and salt, and beat until well incorporated and no lumps remain.


• 6 in another bowl, combine 1-1/2 cups(chopped) strawberries and the remaining 2 tablespoons flour.


• 7 toss to coat the strawberries evenly with the flour.


• 8 using a rubber spatula, gently fold the berries into the batter.


• 9 pour the batter into the prepared pan and level top with rubber spatula.


• 10 bake 60 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted in the center of cake comes out clean.


• 11 transfer the pan to a wire rack and let the cake cool in the pan for 20-25 minutes.


• 12 unmold the cake onto the rack and let cool completely.


• 13 fill the center of the cake with remaining 2 cups(whole) strawberries.


• 14 dust cake with confectioners' sugar.


• 15 enjoy!