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Strawberry Upside Down Cake is so perfect for Summer and only 4-ingredients! Starts with a fresh strawberry mixture on the bottom, topped with a white cake mix, baked and then flipped over.

Strawberry Upside Down Cake

Strawberry Upside Down Cake Recipe

This easy-to-make upside down cake recipe is so good! You only need 4 ingredients to make it and it’s the perfect last-minute idea if you are in need of it. Whether it’s for a party, picnic, BBQ, or another occasion, this delicious is sure to have everyone coming around for seconds.

We love making strawberry cake recipes and a few of our favorites are Strawberries and Cream Cake, Homemade Strawberry Cake, Strawberry Poke Cake and Strawberry Heaven on Earth Cake.

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Key Ingredients You’ll Need

  • White Cake Mix: Using a boxed mix makes the recipe an even quicker one, but you can choose to make your own homemade cake mix.
  • Strawberries: You will need chopped fresh strawberries as well as strawberry jello.
Ingredients

How To Make Strawberry Upside Down Cake

  • Step 1. Set the oven to 350 degrees. Follow the instructions on the white cake mix and set it aside.
  • Step 2. Arrange the strawberries in a 9 x 13-inch cake pan greased with baking spray. Sprinkle the dry jello mix on top of the strawberries evenly.
  • Step 3. Add the mini marshmallows on top evenly.
  • Step 4. Pour the prepared cake mix into the baking dish and place it into the oven to bake for 50 minutes or until a tester toothpick comes out clean of batter. Let the cake cool for 20 minutes.
  • Step 5. Use a knife to carefully run around the edge of the finished cake and flip it onto a tray. Serve by itself or a dollop of whipped cream (or scoop of vanilla ice cream) and enjoy!
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Can I Use Frozen Berries?

Yes! You can use fresh or frozen strawberries. You can also replace with other berries including blueberries, raspberries or blackberries for this recipe. I prefer using fresh fruit because it tastes better in my opinion, but either one works.

How To Store Strawberry Upside Down Cake?

Place the cake into an airtight container or use a baking dish with a lid. A baking dish with a lid will save you from doing more dishes. Keep the cake at room temperature, in the fridge, or freezer.

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5 from 27 votes

Strawberry Upside Down Cake

Strawberry Upside Down Cake is so perfect for Summer and only 4-ingredients! Starts with a fresh strawberry mixture on the bottom, topped with a white cake mix, baked and then flipped over.
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 50 minutes
Total: 1 hour
Servings: 9 slices
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Ingredients 

Instructions 

  • Preheat the oven to 350º.
  • Prepare cake batter according to the box directions. Set aside.
  • Place strawberries in a greased 9×13 baking dish.
  • Evenly sprinkle dry jello mix over top of strawberries.
  • Next, add marshmallows.
  • Finally, pour the cake batter over top.
  • Bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Allow cake to cool for 20 minutes. Then gently run a knife around the edges and flip the cake out onto a serving tray.

Nutrition

Serving: 9gCalories: 387kcalCarbohydrates: 89gProtein: 5gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.2gSodium: 521mgPotassium: 87mgFiber: 1gSugar: 59gVitamin A: 4IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 132mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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84 Comments

  1. Cathy says:

    Can you add rhubarb?

    1. Jill says:

      Absolutely!

  2. Sylvia poole says:

    Do you dissolve jello before adding to cake or use dry

    1. Jill says:

      Hi Sylvia. Use the Jell-O dry.

  3. Gigi says:

    Can you do this without the marshmallows? Husband is on a low carb diet. Can substitute sugar free cake and jello but need to leave out the marshmallows. Will it still work?

    1. Sally says:

      I made a sugar free version also. Worked fine without marshmallows.

  4. Lydia says:

    5 stars
    Delicious, With strowberry and blueberry.

  5. Laurie says:

    Has anyone used sugar free strawberry jello?
    I was thinking of cutting back on the sugar a tad.

  6. Kathleen says:

    Can you make this in a Bundt pan?

    1. Brandi says:

      Yesssss ibe made it that way before

    2. Kathy says:

      How long do you bake the bundt?

  7. Linda says:

    5 stars
    This cake is the best,, very easy to make
    Love it…

  8. Donna Maynor says:

    My Mom is allergic to red dye. Do you know of an alternative to the strawberry jello?

    1. Jill says:

      Hi Donna. If you wanted to keep the recipe similar, you could use unflavored gelatin and add natural strawberry flavor that doesn’t have the dye.

  9. Patricia says:

    5 stars
    I started making this cake back in the 80’s only using a yellow cake mix. It’s a fabulous cake. My family loves it!

  10. Pam Jones says:

    5 stars
    I have made this cake many times it is always a hit. One other thing is when you baking this cake your entire home will smell like strawberry jam.