basil cake with balsamic strawberries

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix
• 1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil
• 2/3 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and quartered
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh mint, or to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 55 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• generously grease a fluted tube pan (such as a bundt®).
• stir vegetable oil, eggs, and sour cream in a large bowl until thoroughly combined; stir in cake mix, instant vanilla pudding mix, and basil until batter is smooth.
• pour batter into prepared pan.
• bake until the cake is lightly browned at the edges and a toothpick inserted into the thickest part of the cake comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes.
• let cake cool in pan for 20 minutes before inverting to turn cake out rack to cool completely.
• stir balsamic vinegar with sugar in a saucepan and place over medium heat. bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until vinegar syrup is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. remove from heat and cool syrup to room temperature.
• just before serving, stir strawberries with balsamic syrup in a bowl; spoon berries and syrup over the cake. sprinkle cake with fresh mint.