Fresh Strawberry Cake — The Farmette

Ingredients

• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened)
• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar (divided)
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup milk
• About ¾ pound strawberries (2.5 cups) hulled and halved