Gateau au Fraises - Strawberry Cake

1 1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 stick butter, at room temp
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 Tbsp granulated Castor sugar
Scant 1 lb strawberries, sliced
Preheat the oven to 350F. Generously butter a 9-inch cake pan (I use a spring-form pan). Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. In a separate bowl, blend together the sugar and butter for 2-3 minutes, until smooth (I use a Kitchen Aid blender for this). Add the egg and blend to incorporate. Add the milk and vanilla just to mix. Slowly pour in the dry ingredients as you mix with the blender, and mix just until smooth – about minute. Pour the batter into the pan and smooth out evenly. Top with the strawberries, evenly, laid out. Sprinkle with the Castor sugar (use regular sugar if you only have that).Bake at 350 for 10 minutes then reduce the heat to 325 and bake for another 60 minutes or so, until the cake and fruit are set. Remove from oven and cool in pan about 15-20 minutes. When cool enough, remove cake from pan and place on platter for serving. Sprinkle with confectioner’s sugar.

Or you can do the same thing with raspberries.