Fresh Strawberry Coffee Cake

Strawberry Coffee Cake with Topping

Preheat oven to 350℉.

Line a 9x9 baking dish with parchment paper.

Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar together.

Add the egg and vanilla to the butter and sugar mixture and beat until well combined.

Combine the flour, baking soda and salt together in a separate bowl. (I just use a spoon to mix it.)

With your mixer on, slowly beat in the flour mixture and the buttermilk, adding in a little of the buttermilk, then the milk, and repeat, until everything is combined.

Using a silicone spatula, gently fold in the quartered strawberries.

Line your 9x9 baking dish with parchment paper. (I used a glass baking dish.)

Pour the batter into the 9x9 baking dish.

Evenly top the batter with the sliced strawberries.

Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a large bowl. (i heated the butter up for about 25 seconds in the microwave to melt it.)

Add 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup flour to the bowl and mix until combined. (I mix it by hand with a spoon.)

Spoon the sugar/butter/flour mixture over the batter in the baking dish.

Place the baking dish in the oven. Bake its contents about 35-40 minutes until the crumb topping is lightly browned and until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.