Classic, beautiful strawberry spoon cake is nearly too easy to be this good.

Rewarm individual servings in the microwave.

Let sit for 15 minutes, until the berries begin to release their juices.

Southern Living Strawberry Spoon Cake ready to serve

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Melt butter.

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Place pats of butter in an 8-inch round cake pan.

Place in the oven until the butter melts, about 5 minutes.

Southern Living Strawberry Spoon Cake ingredients

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Whisk in the buttermilk, sour cream, and vanilla extract.

Transfer the batter into the buttered cake pan and smooth into an even layer.

Drizzle about 2 tablespoonfuls of juice over the berries.

Southern Living Strawberry Spoon Cake macerating the strawberries

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Allow the cake to cool for 5 minutes before spooning into bowls.

Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

Southern Living Strawberry Spoon Cake putting the butter in the pan to melt

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Southern Living Strawberry Spoon Cake buttering the pan

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Southern Living Strawberry Spoon Cake stirring together the dry ingredients

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Southern Living Strawberry Spoon Cake whisking together the wet ingredients

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Southern Living Strawberry Spoon Cake batter after adding the dry ingredients

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Southern Living Strawberry Spoon Cake spreading the batter in the prepared pan

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Southern Living Strawberry Spoon Cake spooning the berries over the cake batter

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Southern Living Strawberry Spoon cake drizzling the juices over the cake before baking

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Southern Living Strawberry Spoon Cake with a scoop of ice cream on top

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