Banana Upside Down Cake

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Banana Upside Down Cake

Made with just a handful of pantry ingredients, this Banana Upside Down Cake is a fun and easy twist on traditional pineapple upside down cake. With a buttery brown sugar and banana topping, it tastes a lot like bananas foster!

Prep Time15

Cook Time45

Total Time1

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: banana cake recipes, bananas foster upside down cake, upside down cake

Servings: slices

Ingredients

For the Cake

1 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour , spooned and leveled
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
pinch of salt
1/2 cup whole milk
1 cup mashed bananas (about 2 small bananas)
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla

For the Topping

3/4 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup regular salted butter , melted
1 tablespoon rum (optional)
2 bananas , sliced length-wise
vanilla ice cream , for serving, optional

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and generously spray a deep 9-inch baking or springform pan with cooking spray. (If using a springform pan, we recommend wrapping some foil around the outside of the base to prevent leaking.) Place on top of a baking sheet.
In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients for the cake until completely incorporated (don't over-mix or the cake will be rubbery.) Set aside.
In a small bowl, whisk the brown sugar with the melted butter and rum (if using) until combined.
Pour the butter mixture into the bottom of the springform pan.
Place the sliced bananas in one layer, flat side down, onto the butter mixture. When sliding the bananas into place, press lightly.
Pour the cake batter into the springform pan on top of the bananas.
Bake the cake in the oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Remove the cake from the oven and run a knife along the edges of the springform pan to ensure easy removal.
Let the cake cool for 10 to 15 minutes before attempting to remove the cake.
Once the cake has cooled slightly, flip the cake onto a serving plate or cake plate so that the bananas will face up. (SEE TIP BELOW.)
Gently remove the pan from around the cake.
Slice and serve warm or cooled with some vanilla ice cream!

Notes

Be careful when flipping the cake over onto the cake plate. The best way to do this is to place a plate atop the springform pan before flipping it over, so that it drops as little as possible. If you don’t flip with caution, the cake will fall apart. Alternatively, you can remove the ring from the cake and then place the cake plate directly on the cake and flip it so that it doesn’t drop at all.

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