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An excellent, tall and wonderfully fluffy strawberry cake with a crumble topping and a hint of orange. It smells, looks and tastes remarkably like a yeasted cake\u2026 or is it the crumble and its buttery flavour paired with strawberries that creates that effect? It\u2019s also pleasantly moist and stays fresh for days. You can easily try it with other fruits, too.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ingredients for the fluffy strawberry crumble cake:<\/span><\/p>\n

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• 180 g butter<\/li>\n
• \u00be cup caster sugar<\/li>\n
• finely grated zest of \u00bd an orange<\/li>\n
• 3 large eggs<\/li>\n
• 3 cups (450 g) plain flour<\/li>\n
• 2 teaspoons baking powder<\/li>\n
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda<\/li>\n
• 1\u00bd cups (375 ml) sour cream<\/li>\n
• \u00bc cup freshly squeezed orange juice<\/li>\n
• 500 g strawberries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  All ingredients should be at room temperature.<\/p>\n

  In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, sugar and orange zest until very pale and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition until fully incorporated. At this stage, the mixture may look slightly curdled \u2013 this is perfectly normal and won\u2019t affect the final result. Sift the flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda directly into the butter mixture. Add the sour cream and orange juice, then gently fold everything together with a spatula until just combined \u2013 do not overmix.<\/p>\n

  Grease and line a 40 x 29 cm baking tin. Transfer the batter into the tin and level the surface. Arrange the strawberries on top (cut larger ones in half). If you can fit more \u2013 go ahead :). Sprinkle with the crumble topping (recipe below).<\/p>\n

  Bake at 170\u00b0C for about 45 minutes or longer, until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Remove and allow to cool.<\/p>\n

  Ingredients for the crumble topping:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • 90 g plain flour<\/li>\n
  • 50 g sugar<\/li>\n
  • 8 g vanilla sugar<\/li>\n
  • 60 g butter, melted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Mix the flour with both sugars. Pour over the hot melted butter and stir with a fork until a crumbly texture forms.<\/p>\n

    Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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