Scrumptious Star Fruit Upside Down Cake

My kids LOVE star fruit. I’m usually able to find it during Christmastime and try to include one in their stockings every year, and we use it as an opportunity to talk about the Star of Bethlehem. This upside down cake would be a surprising and different addition to any holiday table.

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 30

Servings: 8

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Calories: 442

Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients

3 to 4 carambolas (star fruit), sliced
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup dark brown sugar
1 1/2 cups cake flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 eggs
1/2 cup whole milk
Juice of 2 passion fruit
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon pure almond extract
Dash kosher or sea salt

Method

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Arrange sliced carambolas in bottom of a greased 9-inch cake pan as close together as possible. Mix together 1/4 cup melted butter, brown sugar and passion fruit juice and pour into pan, turning so mixture covers bottom. Set aside.
Cream together 1/2 cup of butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well.
Mix together dry ingredients. Add flour mixture, alternately with milk, to butter mixture. Stir in vanilla and almond extracts. Pour into prepared cake pan.
Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until cake pulls away from sides of pan.
Let cool for five minutes before inverting onto serving plate.

Nutrition

Calories: 442kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 5gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 89mgSodium: 244mgPotassium: 139mgFiber: 2gSugar: 45gVitamin A: 637IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 94mgIron: 1mg

Notes

You will need a greased 9-inch cake pan. High in vitamins C and A; low in sodium.

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Scrumptious Star Fruit Upside Down Cake