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Strawberry Rhubarb Upside Down Cake

This delicious strawberry and rhubarb upside-down cake is the perfect way to use up your summertime rhubarb and strawberries! 

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 20 slices
Calories: 258 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Upside Down Topping
  • 1/4 cup butter melted
  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • 2 cups fresh strawberries sliced
  • 2 cups fresh rhubarb chopped into medium sized pieces
Cake Batter
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups white flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 cups fresh rhubarb finely chopped into small pieces

Instructions

    Cup of Yum
  1. Preheat your oven to 350 °F.
Upside Down Topping
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  1. Prepare a 13-inch x 9-inch pan by greasing the sides with butter, then pour the 1/4 cup of melted butter into the bottom of the pan.
  2. Sprinkle the cup of brown sugar evenly over the melted butter.
  3. Arrange the strawberries on the brown sugar, then sprinkle evenly with the rhubarb. 
  4. Press the strawberries and rhubarb gently into the brown sugar. 
Cake Batter
  1. In a large bowl with a hand mixer, or in the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment, cream your butter and sugars together until combined.
  2. Beat in the egg and egg yolk until completely combined, then mix in the vanilla.
  3. Whisk together your dry ingredients in another bowl.
  4. Alternating between the dry mixture and sour cream, add them into the butter mixture with your mixer on low speed. Once you've added all of the dry mix and sour cream, mix on low speed for another minute to ensure the ingredients are combined.
  5. Stir in the two cups of chopped rhubarb.  
  6. Using a large spatula, drop the batter on top of the strawberry/rhubarb mixture in the 9x13 pan. Gently spread the batter out over top of the mixture in an even layer, trying to ensure that the fruit stays on the bottom.
  7. Bake in the preheated oven until the cake is golden brown, and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  8. The last place to cook properly with this cake is the very center, where the cake meets the fruit. Make sure that you test with a toothpick to the center. When this area is baked, the cake is done! If the top starts to brown too fast, cover lightly with aluminum foil and continue to cook until the toothpick comes out clean.
  9. Remove and let cool for 20 minutes. Loosen the edges of the cake around the pan by running a butter knife around the edges.
  10. Get out a platter that is large enough to flip the cake onto. Place the platter on top of the cake pan, then turn the cake pan over to invert the cake onto the platter. The topping will now be on top, and the cake will now be on the bottom!
  11. Slice and serve.

Notes

  • The "topping" part starts out by going into the bottom of the pan, so that when you flip it, it's the actual topping that drizzles down over top of the cake.

Nutrition Information

Calories 258kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 41g (14%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 10g (15%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 3g Trans Fat 0.3g Cholesterol 44mg (15%) Sodium 124mg (5%) Potassium 163mg (5%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 30g (60%) Vitamin A 337IU (7%) Vitamin C 11mg (12%) Calcium 62mg (6%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 20slices

Amount Per Serving

Calories 258

% Daily Value*

Calories 258kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 41g 14%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 10g 15%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 3g 15%
Trans Fat 0.3g 15%
Cholesterol 44mg 15%
Sodium 124mg 5%
Potassium 163mg 3%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 30g 60%
Vitamin A 337IU 7%
Vitamin C 11mg 12%
Calcium 62mg 6%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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