Ingredients
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1 cup fresh strawberries
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1 tablespoon sugar (can use 2 packets splenda)
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1/2 cup vegetable oil
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1 cup sugar
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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3 tablespoons molasses
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 cup buttermilk
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2 teaspoons sugar
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1 egg
Instructions
- Chop strawberries, sprinkle with sugar, mix well, cover and refrigerate for an hour.
- Grease and flour a 12x8x2 baking dish.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- With electric beater, beat together oil, 1 cup sugar, salt and molasses.
- Beat in egg.
- In separate bowl combine flour, spices and baking soda.
- Drain strawberries if any liquid, dredge berries with 2 tablespoons of flour mixture.
- Add remaining flour mixture to first mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating after each addition.
- Stir in strawberries.
- Pour into baking dish.
- Sprinkle top with 2 tablespoons sugar.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean.
- Cut into squares and serve warm with butter or whipped cream -- or serve later cold.