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Loaf cake on a cooling rack with 2 cut slices, showing strawberries inside.
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Strawberry Loaf Cake with White Chocolate Drizzle

This delicious strawberry loaf cake combines fresh strawberries with a light, buttery sponge and a white chocolate drizzle. Easy to make and full of fruity flavour, it's the perfect loaf cake recipe for spring and summer baking.
Course Baking
Cuisine British
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 408kcal
Author Lucy Allen | BakingQueen74

Equipment

Ingredients

Topping:

UK Measurements - US Measurements

Instructions

  • Grease and line a large (900 g) loaf tin.
  • Cream the sugar into the butter until it is very soft and fluffy.
    180 g caster sugar (superfine sugar), 180 g butter
  • Add the eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition.
    4 medium eggs
  • Next, sift in the flour and fold it in.
    200 g self-raising flour
  • Add the chopped strawberries and mix them in so they are well distributed.
    100 g strawberries
  • Pour the mixture into the lined loaf tin.
  • Bake at 180℃ / 350℉ for 40-45 minutes until golden brown. Use a cake tester or skewer to check the centre is cooked. Cover the top with foil if it is getting too dark.
  • Leave the loaf cake to cool completely, on a rack.
  • When ready to decorate the cooled cake, melt the white chocolate and use a piping bag to drizzle it over the cake from side to side. Finished off with some strawberries on top.
    2-3 large strawberries, 50 g white chocolate

Notes

Storage
Keep in an airtight container for 3 days.
Freeze for up to 3 months.
Variations
Add some white chocolate chunks in with the cake batter.
Use raspberries or blueberries instead of strawberries.
Lemon or orange zest can be added to the cake mixture and also as additional decoration.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 408kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 132mg | Sodium: 182mg | Potassium: 103mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 685IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg