Strawberry Spoon Cake

🥘 Ingredients

• unsalted butter
• strawberries 5 ounces
• packed light brown sugar 0.33 cup
• packed light brown sugar 0.67 cup
• unsalted butter ½ cup
• packed light brown sugar 0.33 cup
• whole milk ½ cup
• kosher salt ½ tsp
• all-purpose flour 1 cup
• baking powder 1 tsp
• vanilla ice cream

1. 1

   Heat oven to 350°F and grease an 8-inch baking dish (square or round) with a little extra unsalted butter . Set aside.
2. 2

   Using your hands or the back of a fork , mash the strawberries (about 1 cup) in a small bowl to release all their juices, and stir in packed light brown sugar (from the packed light brown sugar ). Set aside.
3. 3

   In a medium bowl , whisk together the melted unsalted butter (1 stick), the remaining packed light brown sugar , whole milk (at room temperature), and kosher salt . Add the all-purpose flour and baking powder and continue whisking just until the batter is smooth. Transfer the batter to the greased baking dish, and spread evenly into corners.
4. 4

   Spoon the strawberries and all their juices over the top of the cake batter. Place in the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes , or just when a toothpick comes out clean in the center. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 3 to 5 minutes before spooning into bowls. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream .