Preparation Steps

• Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch cake pan.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• In a large bowl, beat the softened butter until creamy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Alternately add the dry ingredients and milk to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix in the vanilla extract.
• Gently fold the chopped strawberries into the cake batter.
• Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and level the surface.
• Mix together the crushed vanilla wafers and freeze-dried strawberries. Sprinkle evenly over the cake batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before serving.