Strawberry Pound Valentines (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
→ Wet Ingredients
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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1 3/4 cups white sugar
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4 large eggs, at room temp
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1 cup butter, softened (unsalted)
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1/2 cup milk (room temp)
→ Dry Ingredients
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (sift it)
→ Fruit and Topping
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Chopped fresh strawberries, 1 1/2 cups (trim off tops)
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Dust with powdered sugar
# Instructions:
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Whip up the butter and sugar until smooth and fluffy. Add eggs in one by one, making sure to mix each time. Mix in the vanilla next.
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Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Add to the creamed mix bit by bit, swapping back and forth with the milk. Start and end with the dry stuff.
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Carefully fold your chopped strawberries into the batter. Take it slow so you don't smash them.
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Spoon the mix into a loaf pan that's prepped with grease and flour. Bake at 350°F for 60–70 minutes. If it's browning too fast after 40 minutes, cover with foil.
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Cool for 10 minutes in the pan before putting it on a rack to cool all the way. Add a sprinkle of powdered sugar on top before enjoying.
# Notes:
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Room temp ingredients give better texture.
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Turn the pan partway through baking so it cooks evenly.
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A sweet treat to share for Valentine's Day.