Strawberry Upside Down Cake
A fluffy and flavorful strawberry upside down cake
Ingredients
Top
- ½ cup Domino® Golden Sugar
- 2 tablespoons Arrowroot starch
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 lbs Strawberries
Cake
- 1 large Egg room temperature
- ½ cup Sour cream room temperature
- 1 ½ teaspoons Vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups All-purpose flour
- ¾ cup Domino® Golden Sugar
- ¾ teaspoon Baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon Baking soda
- ½ teaspoon Sea salt
- 9 tablespoons Unsalted butter room temperature & cubed
Instructions
Cake Topping
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Cut out a round of parchment paper and line the bottom of an 8-inch cake pan.
- Whisk the Domino® Golden Sugar and arrowroot starch together in a medium bowl.½ cup Domino® Golden Sugar, 2 tablespoons Arrowroot starch
- Add the strawberries and stir so the berries are fully coated and add the vanilla; set aside.1 lbs Strawberries, ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
Prepare cake:
- Mix the egg, half the sour cream, and vanilla together in a medium bowl; set aside.1 large Egg, ½ cup Sour cream, 1 ½ teaspoons Vanilla extract
- Mix the flour, Domino® Golden Sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in the mixer.¾ cup Domino® Golden Sugar, ¾ teaspoon Baking powder, ¼ teaspoon Baking soda, ½ teaspoon Sea salt, 1 ½ cups All-purpose flour
- Add the remaining sour cream and butter to the flour and mix until just combined.½ cup Sour cream, 9 tablespoons Unsalted butter
- Slowly add egg mixture and mix until just combined.
- Spread the strawberries in an even layer in the prepared skillet, do not worry about arranging them in a pattern as long as they touch the edges of the pan.1 lbs Strawberries
- Drop the batter onto the strawberries, then gently spread evenly.
- Bake for 35 - 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool one minute, then run a knife around the edges and flip the pan over onto a plate to release the cake.
Notes
You can replace the vanilla extract in the strawberries with fresh vanilla beans for an even more delicious pop of flavor.
Adding lemon zest to either the strawberries or batter will also brighten the cake wonderfully