Eggless Strawberry Cake

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup strawberry preserve
1/3 cup dahi
1/2 tsp vanilla essence

2/3 cup sour cream
2-3 cups butter cream

a few drops of pink food colour (if required)

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 175 degree Celsius.
2. Grease and dust two 7" pans and keep them ready.
3. In a bowl mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
4. In another bowl mix sugar and butter.
5. Add strawberry preserve, vanilla essence and food colour (if required) and mix well.
6. Add the curd and beat.
7. For the flour mixture, add flour and sour cream and mix the batter.
8. Divide the batter between the two pans and bake for 25-30 minutes.
9. Remove the cakes from pan and allow to cool.
10. Cover the cake and refrigerate for 6-10 hours.
11. For the buttercream, take 1 cup of buttercream in a bowl and add 2-3 tbsp of the strawberry preserve and mix well.
12. Place one cake on the plate and apply the strawberry filling evenly on the cake with the help of a spatula.
13. Now place the other cake on it.
14. Cover the cake with vanilla buttercream.
15. Make some decorative designs on top and serve.