Summer Strawberry Cake

This was my first attempt at this dessert.  I used a 9" dish, but it ended up being too small and spilled over!  Ended up kind of a mess.  But, that did not diminish the taste of this delightful dessert! 

Ingredients

6 tablespoons butter

1 1/2 cups flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon table salt 

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar

1 large egg

1/2 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 pound strawberries, hulled and halved

Directions

Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl.  In a larger bowl, beat butter and 1 cup sugar with electric mixer until pale and fluffy (3 min).  Mix in egg, milk, and vanilla until combined.  Add dry mixture gradually, until smooth. 

Pour into prepared pie plate (10" should be fine).  Arrange strawberries, cut side down, on top of batter as closely as possible, in a single layer.  (though I had to overlap several)  Sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons sugar over berries.
Bake cake for 10 minutes at 350 then reduce oven temperature to 325 and bake until golden brown and tester comes out clean, about an hour.