Strawberry Cake Bake | Cooking Professionally

Ingredients

• 2 quarts fresh strawberries, hulled and halved, with larger ones quartered
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest, plus 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup granulated sugar, divided
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• sweetened whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, optional, to taste, for serving