Star Anise and Coriander Spice Cake

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 3 tablespoons coriander seeds 
• 0.5 cup cream of wheat cereal uncooked
• 1 large eggs 
• 1.3 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.8 teaspoon salt 
• 5  star anise 
• 10 servings strawberries 
• 1 cup sugar 
• 0.5 cup butter unsalted softened
• 0.7 cup milk whole
• 2 large egg yolk 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• hand mixer
• cake form

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. and butter and flour an 8- by 2-inch round cake pan.
2. Into a bowl sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. In an electric coffee/ spice grinder finely grind coriander seeds and star anise. In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add flour mixture, ground spices, and remaining ingredients and beat on low speed until combined. Increase speed to high and beat batter 3 minutes.
4. Pour batter into pan and bake in middle of oven until cake pulls away slightly from side of pan, about 50 minutes.
5. Cool cake in pan on a rack 10 minutes. Invert cake onto rack and remove pan. Invert another rack onto cake and turn cake right side up. Cool cake completely.