Inverted strawberry pie with cardamom

At the height of strawberry season, one can not treat yourself to a wonderful berry dessert. The recipe of this gentle fragrant cake is so simple that it can handle anyone who has an oven, a mixer and a glass of fresh strawberries. Cook it - a pleasure, and is - more!

Ingredients

For filling:

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter;
• ¼ cup brown sugar;
• 1 cup strawberries, sliced ​​circles.

For the cake:

• ½ cup unsalted butter (unfrozen);
• ⅔ cup brown sugar;
• 1 large egg;
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract;
• 1⅓ cups flour;
• 1 teaspoon baking powder;
• ¼ teaspoon of baking soda;
• ¼ teaspoon salt;
• ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom;
• ⅔ cup sour cream.

preparation

Preheat oven to 180 ° C.

In a round baking dish (diameter 20-23 cm, and a high side) Put 2 tablespoons of butter and put the shape in the oven. When the butter is melted, remove the form from the oven and tilt it a few times from side to side, so that the oil is evenly spread out along the bottom and walls of the mold.

In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cardamom.

In another bowl whisk mixer on medium speed oil with sugar, intended for the cake. The mixture should turn out the light and airy. Then stir it a spatula, add the egg and vanilla and beat for 1 more minute. Mix again and add a lot of shovel bulk ingredients. Beat with a mixer at medium speed, gradually add the sour cream. The dough should have a fairly dense and homogeneous. At the end of his shovel again mix.

Pour evenly ¼ cup of sugar into a greased form.

Sugar layer on top lay a layer of chopped strawberries slices.

Put a spoon batter over the fruit and smooth out his shovel.

Bake the cake for 35 minutes. To make sure that he is ready, pierce the cake with a toothpick: if you do not remain stuck to the dough on it, the cake is ready.

Remove the cake from the oven and let it stand for 10 minutes. Then carefully slide the knife along the walls of the mold, after which cover the shape of a dish and turn cake. Serve warm with whipped cream or sweetened sour cream.