Whole Wheat Strawberry Tea Cake

This is a recipe that has eggs (I do not use eggs in my cookies or cakes) but this turned out to be so good that I did not mind the eggs here.

Prep Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 and 1/4 cups Whole wheat flour

• 1 cup Powdered sugar

• 1/2 cup Butter

• 1/2 cup hung yoghurt

• 2 Eggs

• a pinch Salt

• 1/2 tsp Baking powder

• 1/4 tsp Baking soda

• 1 tsp Strawberry essence

• 1/2 cup Fresh strawberries chopped fine

• Halved strawberries, for garnish

Instructions

1. Sprinkle a little flour in the chopped strawberries and keep aside

2. In a mixing vessel, whisk the wheat flour, baking powder, soda and salt well

3. In a large mixing bowl, add melted butter and sugar and cream it well

4. Add the hung yogurt and beat it again to incorporate well

5. Toss in the eggs one by one and beat it well, making it fluffy and airy

6. Add the dry ingredients in 2 batches and fold in gently mixing it well

7. Add the essence and mix well

8. Toss in the strawberries and fold in again mixing it through

9. Pour this batter in a greased tin and tap it to remove the air bubbles

10. Garnish it by topping it with the halved strawberries

11. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees C for around 35-40 mins keeping a watch till the toothpick comes clean

12. Dust some icing sugar once cool completely and then cut slices