Stranger Things Strawberry Cherry Upside Down Cake Food

STRANGER THINGS STRAWBERRY CHERRY UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• For Topping:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch circular springform baking pan with butter. Pit and cut cherries into halves. Heat butter and brown sugar in the microwave until it begins to bubble. Pour the sugar into your baking pan and swirl around until bottom is fully covered. Place cherries into mixture with the cut side facing down.
• For the Cake:.
• Separate your eggs and reserve the yolks. Start by beating your egg whites and cream of tartar until meringue forms, cover and set aside. In separate bowl (preferably using a stand mixer), beat butter until fluffy. Add sugar and egg yolks and beat until creamed.
• In a glass measuring cup, mix vanilla and milk. In a separate mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Slowly add dry mixture and milk mixture into batter at separate intervals, ending with the dry mixture. Mix until just combined to avoid overmixing.
• Lastly, fold in egg whites gently with a spatula until just combined. Pour batter into baking dish (on top of cherries) and bake for 55 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Once out of oven, allow to rest 10 minutes before removing from pan and inverting onto serving dish.
• To Finish:.
• Using a spatula, mix food coloring into strawberry glaze until a deep color is reached and spread over the top of your cake. Garnish with whipped cream and fresh fruit. Serve immediately for best flavor.

SWEET CHERRY UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375 degrees. In a 9-inch cake pan (or cast-iron skillet), add the cherries, brown sugar, lemon juice, 1/4 teaspoon salt, the pepper, and 2 tablespoons melted butter; toss gently to combine. Place in the oven for up to 10 minutes to begin softening the cherries while you make the cake batter.
• In a large bowl, whisk the egg yolks, granulated sugar, sour cream, vanilla and baking soda with the remaining 6 tablespoons melted butter and 1/2 teaspoon salt until smooth. Sprinkle the flour over top then fold it in until evenly combined and a thick batter is formed.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment or in a medium mixing bowl with a handheld electric beater, beat the egg whites on medium-high speed for about 2 minutes or until stiff. Add 1/3 of the beaten egg whites to the cake batter and gently fold, then add the remaining egg whites and fold until fully incorporated, trying to keep as much air as possible in the whites.
• Remove the hot pan from the oven, shake it gently to toss the fruit a final time, then dollop the cake batter over the top, and gently spread it evenly to the edges. (It's OK if some fruit juice or cherries pool over the edges of the batter.)
• Bake for about 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove the cake from the oven, run a butter knife around the edges, and then allow it to rest for 10 minutes in the pan before inverting it onto a lipped platter to catch any juices.
• Once the cake has cooled, make the lemon whipped cream, if desired: In the cleaned bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment or in a medium mixing bowl using a handheld beater, add the heavy cream, lemon juice and granulated sugar, and beat on medium speed for 30 seconds to thicken and combine, then turn the speed to high and beat until desired stiffness.
• Serve the cake at room temperature, with lemon whipped cream, if using.