Jesse and Steve s Fresh Strawberry Cake

½ cup butter, softened

1 ¼ cups turbinado sugar

2 eggs

1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

½ teaspoon salt

4 tablespoons sour cream

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup mashed strawberries

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons butter, softened

1 cup confectioners sugar

1 tablespoon milk

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

¼ cup toasted slivered almonds

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.

In a large bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter and the turbinado sugar. Add the eggs, and beat for 1 minute. Stir in the vanilla and salt.

In a small bowl, stir together the sour cream and the baking soda until the baking soda has dissolved. Add the sour cream mixture and the flour to the egg mixture. Beat well, then stir in the mashed strawberries.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until top springs back when lightly touched.

While cake is cooling, make the icing: Cream together 2 tablespoons butter and confectioners sugar. Add the milk, lemon juice, and lemon zest, and beat until smooth. Spread icing on warm (not hot!) cake, and sprinkle with slivered almonds.