Little Strawberry Heart Cake – Brownie Mischief

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup chopped strawberries
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 cup (4 ounces) cake flour, sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 3 tablespoons (1 1/2 ounces) unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces) sugar
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or neutral oil of your choice
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup whole milk, room temperature
• 3 tablespoons sour cream, room temperature
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 7.5 ounce jar Marshmallow Fluff
• tiny drop pink gel food color (I used Americolor deep pink*)
• strawberries
• meringue powder** or pasteurized egg whites
• sugar