INGREDIENTS
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1 cup whole milk (or, you can use something like 2/3 cup of 2 percent milk and 1/3 cup half-and-half, mixed together)
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1/2 cup unsalted butter
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1 and 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
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1/8 tsp. almond extract
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2 large eggs
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2 cups All Purpose flour
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3/4 cup granulated sugar
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2 and 1/2 tsp. baking powder
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1/2 tsp. salt
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1 cup fresh ripe strawberries chopped into very small pieces (the redder and sweeter, the better!)
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4 oz. full-fat cream cheese, very soft
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1 and 1/2 Tbsp. of liquid from one whole egg that's been beaten lightly
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1/3 cup granulated sugar
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1/4 tsp. vanilla extract