Roasted Strawberry Pound Cake

Directions

1. Roasted Strawberries
2. Preheat oven to 450 F / 230 C. Toss all ingredients in a bowl, spread onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 10-15 minutes. Cool until ready to use. Reserve strawberry syrup to brush on cake.

1. Cake
2. Preheat oven to 350 F / 175 C. Grease a 9" x 5" loaf pan, dust inside with flour, tap out extra.
3. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together sour cream and lemon juice.
4. In a mixer bowl with a paddle attachment on medium, beat butter, marzipan, lemon zest, and sugar until light, about 3 minutes. Add eggs in three additions, scraping the bowl and mixing until smooth - the mixture will start to curdle.
5. Add one-third of the flour mixture, then half of the sour cream mixture, mix on low speed incorporate. Repeat the step, scraping the bowl if necessary.
6. Using a silicone spatula, fold in roasted strawberries just until they are evenly distributed. Pour into prepared pan, leveling off with the spatula.
7. Bake cake in preheat oven for 55 minutes to 1 hour 10 minutes, until a cake tester comes out with a few crumbs. Cool for about 10 minutes before transferring to a rack.
8. Brush the reserved syrup onto the top and sides of the cake. Cool completely before serving, about 2 hours. Garnish with fresh strawberry slices and edible flowers, if desired. To store, wrap tightly in plastic in room temperature for up to 2 days.