Strawberry almond blondies – easy-to-make cake bars perfect for breakfast, snack, or dessert.
I can’t believe the summer is actually over. It seems like just yesterday I started summer baking, enjoying all the fresh berries I could find, and here I am, 3 months later, and I did not even make a dent in the number of recipes I wanted to try when summer started! It’s already September, I just got several pounds of fresh apples from the garden, and the Fall is knocking at my door! Well, I don’t think I’ll stop baking with berries just because it’s not summer any more, especially after I’ve tried these strawberry almond blondies, right out of the oven:
I’ve dusted these strawberry almond cake bars with powdered sugar – yum!
As you can see on the photos, the cake came out beautifully, with a wonderful combination of toasted almond and strawberry flavors. I baked it in a round cake pan, and then sliced it in 12 rectangular bars. After I did that, I realized it could’ve been easier just to slice it in 12 wedges. I served it warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top! It’s an amazing treat that will bring summer right back into your house!
My family loved it, and yours will love it too! (that is, of course, if your family loves strawberries, toasted almonds, and vanilla ice cream :))
A wonderful combination of toasted almonds and strawberry flavors. These delicious strawberry almond blondies are just like strawberry cake bars.
- 9 tablespoons butter , softened, plus more for pan
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup light-brown sugar packed
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup almonds sliced, toasted
- 1 pint strawberries sliced
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar for dusting
Use 8-inch square baking pan or 9-inch diameter round baking pan.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan or a 9-inch diameter round baking pan.
Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
In a separate bowl, using electric mixer, cream together softened butter and brown sugar until the mixture becomes light in color and fluffy in texture, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, vanilla extract and continue beating until well combined. Add dry ingredients from step 2, and beat using the mixer, on low speed until well combined. Mix 3/4 cup toasted almonds into the batter.
Pour batter into prepared buttered pan, using spatula to helps spreading the batter in the pan. Scatter sliced strawberries and remaining 1/4 cup almonds over the batter in a baking pan.
Bake for about 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean or only with a few crumbs on it.
Dust with powdered sugar before cutting into slices. Serve it warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart.
Mmm, I love dessert with powdered sugar on top! Makes it look so luxurious for some reason! 🙂
I love strawberries and almonds. This combination sounds heavenly!
MMM, I love almond. This is a beautiful cake!
But summer’s not over!!!! We’ve got a couple more weeks. This cake is stunning, Julia!
How gorgeous! I do love berries + almonds paired together. The puffy soft cake looks so pretty dusted with the snow of sugar. I imagine this makes for a great accompaniment to a french press of something great to look forward to after supper.
That’s a great looking cake. As you move into fall, we are entering spring but it is still pretty chilly here.
I can barely deal with summer being over! But these blondies – yes and yes! I could eat the entire cake myself!
No way, summer is so not over yet! The air may be growing colder, but it’s still officially summer according to the calendar and I plan an stuffing myself silly with berries and stone fruits in the meantime. Such brilliant cake bars would be the perfect treat to help me along in that plan, too. They look so good!
Mmm these look delicious!
I have so many summery recipes I didn’t get around to also. Going to have to put them into a folder for next summer because I’m totally ready to bring on the pumpkin! Love this strawberry almond cake. Looks gorgeous and I bet it tastes divine!