Cornmeal Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting and Strawberries

Name: Cornmeal Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting and Strawberries
Ingredients: 3/4 cup (3¾ ounces/106 grams), cornmeal, plus extra for pan; 1 1/2 cups (7½ ounces/213 grams), all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 1 1/2 cups (10½ ounces/298 grams) plus 2 tablespoons, granulated sugar, divided; 1 cup, buttermilk, room temperature; 14 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 3 , large eggs, room temperature; 1/2 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon, almond extract; 6 ounces (170 grams), cream cheese, softened; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 1 cup (4 ounces/113 grams), confectioners' sugar; 1/2 teaspoon, vanilla extract; Pinch , table salt; 12 ounces (340 grams), strawberries, hulled and halved or quartered if large; 2 tablespoons, honey; 2 tablespoons chopped toasted, pistachios

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2020

Crunchy cornmeal and sweet strawberries combine for a cake that sings of summer.

SERVES 8 to 10

TIME 1¾ hours, plus 2 hours cooling

Cornmeal Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting and Strawberries

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