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Strawberry Upside Down Cake
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Need a quick and easy dessert that’s bursting with flavor? This easy Strawberry Upside Down Cake only requires a boxed strawberry cake mix plus a few more ingredients. The result is a light, fluffy cake that’s bursting with strawberry flavor that’s impressive, yet easy. Top it with a dollop of whipped cream!
I just totally fell in love with this Strawberry Upside Down Cake again! I forgot how easy it is, how delicious it is and how impressive it is when served to your family and friends!
It comes together so quickly and looks so impressive. You start with a strawberry cake mix and add in a few secret ingredients like marshmallows, strawberry jell-o and fresh strawberries and it turns into this fabulous upside down strawberry cake perfect to impress someone with!
Ingredients Needed to Make Strawberry Upside Down Cake!
- Fresh strawberries
- Strawberry Jell-O
- Miniature marshmallows
- Strawberry cake mix + ingredients to prepare cake mix
- Cool Whip
Steps to Make!
- Prepare Cake Pan – Grease 9” x 13” cake pan. Crush strawberries and spread over the bottom of pan. Sprinkle Jell-O mixture over strawberries. Then evenly spread out marshmallows on top.
- Make Cake – Prepare the strawberry cake mix according to package directions. Pour mixture over the marshmallows.
- Bake – In a preheated oven at 350 degrees bake the cake for 40-50 minutes or until it tests down. Let sit for 15 minutes, then run a knife around the outside of the cake. Flip it onto a serving tray.
- Serve – If not serving immediately make sure to refrigerate until serving. Top with Cool Whip or whipped cream before you serve!
Tools Needed!
Expert Tips!
- DO NOT prepare the Jell-O, just sprinkle the powder.
- The cake tests done with it’s starting to pull away from the edges of the pan. You can also insert a toothpick in the middle of the cake and if it comes out clean it’s done. Another quick test is to gently press your finger against the cake in the middle and if it pops back up after pressing into it lightly it’s done.
- If you let it cool to much or refrigerate it before flipping it just warm the bottom of the pan over the stove and it will release.
- Don’t want to flip it? Just serve it as is! It’s still delicious!
- Can’t find strawberry cake mix? Just use white or yellow and it’s still delicious!
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A few of my other favorite easy cake recipes are Strawberry Vanilla Poke Cake, Easy Strawberry Cake, and Oreo Poke Cake! You can also make an amazing Berry Cobbler with cake mix!
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Upside Down Strawberry Cake
Delicious strawberry cake that starts with a box caked mixed and is infused with fresh strawberries! It's so easy anyone can make it!
Ingredients
- 2 c. fresh strawberries
- 2 boxes strawberry Jell-O 3 oz each
- 3 c. miniature marshmallows
- 15.25 oz. strawberry cake mix + ingredients to prepare cake mix
- Cool Whip or Homemade Whipped Cream
Instructions
- Take your two cups of strawberries and crush them with a fork. Pour into a greased 9x13 in cake pan. Sprinkle strawberry Jell-O over the top of the strawberries. Then sprinkle the marshmallows over the Jell-O.
- Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Pour over the marshmallows.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes or until cake tests done. Let sit for about 15 minutes and then run a knife around the outside of the cake. Flip onto a serving tray. Refrigerate.
- Serve with Cool Whip. Store leftovers in refrigerator.
Notes
- Some cake mixes are 15.25 oz. If that's all you can find it will work fine, just prepare it according to the directions on the package!
- DO NOT prepare the Jell-O, just sprinkle the powder.
- The cake tests done with it's starting to pull away from the edges of the pan. You can also insert a toothpick in the middle of the cake and if it comes out clean it's done. Another quick test is to gently press your finger against the cake in the middle and if it pops back up after pressing into it lightly it's done.
- If you let it cool to much or refrigerate it before flipping it just warm the bottom of the pan over the stove and it will release.
- Don't want to flip it? Just serve it as is! It's still delicious!
- Can't find strawberry cake mix? Just use white or yellow and it's still delicious!
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 286kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 1gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 254mgPotassium: 47mgSugar: 42gVitamin A: 5IUVitamin C: 17.4mgCalcium: 66mgIron: 0.8mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Are you supposed to grease the pan?
Hi Sue! I do recommend that you grease the pan, yes! Thanks for asking.
In the oven for the first time. Is it 2.3 oz jello? Or two 3 oz packets of jello. I just did one 3 oz jello. IDK will see what happens. Im nervous about flipping it. wish me luck !
Hi Danielle – I use 2 boxes strawberry Jell-O, 3 oz each! Hope it turned out amazing and delicious!
Can this recipe be used in a round pan
JUST WENT INTO OVEN WILL LET FAMILY GIVE FINAL RATIN G LOL
Hi John! Let me know what the family approval rating is 🙂 hope you all loved it!
We prepare it and it is Excellent, rich and delicious
Wonderful! So glad you love it!
Made something very similar. Bake a white cake. When removed from oven poll holes all over it. Take 1 straw-berry mellow out in a measuring cup add 1cup boiling water stir.Pour over cake. Refrigerate until cool. Take a tube of cool whip & cut up fresh strawberries into it as many as you want. Top cake with it.Ready to eat! My late father said it was the best cake he’d ever had!
Sounds great!
Is there a secret to get the bottom layer to congeal? When we flipped it over, it all basically just fell apart… and that was after 60 minutes of cooking it.
Hmmmm, I’m not sure why that would happen. Did you grease the pan?
Easy recipe and delicious 😋 Thank you!
Thanks Riz! Glad you enjoyed it!
Haven’t make your strawberry upside down cake yet but can you use frozen strawberries instead of fresh?
I would just make sure to thaw them first, but it should work.
Would this recipe work using a bundt pan? I have two quarts of fresh strawberries and want to make dessert
I’ve never made it anything but the 9×13 pan so I’m not sure, it might work in a bundt pan. If you try it, let me know how it goes!
You should be able to use a bunt pan as you can for pineapple upside down cake. I’ve made all kinds of cakes in bunt pans over the years, making this cake today in a bunt pan.
Thanks Sandy! I hope you enjoy it!
I made this minus the marshmallows and it is amazing! I would add a thicker layer of strawberries next time though!
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Haven’t tried this yet but Am going to surprise my fiancee’s day with this recipe.
I hope you both enjoy it!
good reciepes
Thanks, Hattie!
I can’t get the powdered Jello. Can I just make up the usual packet jelly with hot water and when set dot it on
instead?
Regards Carol
This recipe just uses the powder from the jello packet. If you don’t have that, you might want to try a different recipe.