OK. It’s another cake.
It’s been THAT kind of month.
This is a recipe from The New York Times Sunday Magazine. You will find the original recipe here.
The original recipe gave permission to use blackberries, blueberries, raspberries or chopped strawberries in this recipe. You have a lot of freedom here. I used strawberries and blueberries.
This would be a very nice cake to enjoy with an al fresco meal on Labor Day (or any day!).
Here is the recipe as I prepared it in my kitchen.
Lemon-Strawberry Cake
August 29, 2025
Ingredients
- For the Cake:
- 2 C. all-purpose flour
- 2 t. baking powder
- 1/2 t. kosher salt
- 3 T. finely-grated lemon zest
- 1 C. granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1 C. olive oil
- 1/4 C. fresh lemon juice
- 1 t. vanilla paste or 2 t. vanilla extract
- 1/2 C. whole milk (room temperature)
- 1 C. strawberries (quartered)
- 1/2 C. blueberries
- For the Glaze:
- 1 C. powdered sugar
- 2 T. fresh lemon juice
Directions
- Step 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Step 2 Grease a 10-inch cast iron skillet or a 10-inch cake pan with olive oil. Line the bottom of the oiled pan with parchment.
- Step 3 Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. Set aside.
- Step 4 Put the lemon zest in a large bowl with the sugar. Rub them together until the sugar is fragrant. Stir in the eggs and olive oil. Then, stir in the lemon juice and the vanilla.
- Step 5 Add the milk and the dry ingredients (flour, etc.) to the sugar mixture. (Add these ingredients in three additions by adding 1/3 of dry ingredients then 1/3 of the milk, etc.) Fold the berries into the batter.
- Step 6 Spoon the batter into the prepared skillet or cake pan. Smooth the top. Sprinkle the top with 3 T. granulated sugar. Bake for about 35 minutes. You want your cake to have slightly-browned edges and to be firm when pressed on the top of the cake.
- Step 7 Remove the baked cake from the oven. Let it cool completely on the counter. Then, drizzle with the glaze. Alternatively, you can just sprinkle the top of the cake with powdered sugar.
