Strawberry Buckle

Last weekend hubby and I went to Cedarburg Wisconsin's annual Strawberry Fest.  It was a nice Wisconsin summer day...

We enjoyed walking around, looking at all the artisan stands and enjoying the yummy food including lots of strawberry goodness like strawberry wine and strawberry shortcake!

I couldn't resist the fried Wisconsin cheese curds either...

At the end of the day I picked up a pint of fresh strawberries and headed home to find a fun new recipe to try that included them.

I decided to try a Strawberry Buckle which is basically a coffee cake with strawberries in it.  YUM!  You can mix up the fruit too.  I really want to try it with blueberries or apples.  The recipe is so simple and the finished buckle was deee-licious!  Tastes just like a coffee cake with strawberry jam in it.  Here it is...

Strawberry Buckle
Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup milk
2 cups flour, sifted
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced

Topping:
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:
1 In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
2 Blend in eggs and vanilla, then milk.
3 In separate bowl sift together dry ingredients.
4 Stir into wet mixture.
5 Fold in strawberries.
6 Spread in greased, floured, 9x9 inch baking pan.
7 Topping:.
8 Cream butter and sugar.
9 Blend in flour and cinnamon.
10 Sprinkle over batter.
11 Dash with nutmeg.
12 Bake in 375°F oven for 30-35 minutes.

Recipe adapted from food.com