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Mar 24, 2010

Banana Upside Down Cake

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Banana Upside Down Cake – moist vanilla cake baked on top of a layer of caramelized bananas and flipped upside down after baked. It’s delicous with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!

Banana Upside Down Cake - moist vanilla cake baked on top of a layer of caramelized bananas and flipped upside down after baked. It's delicous with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!

Bananas are a favorite around here and most of the time I can’t buy enough, but every few weeks we all get burned out on bananas and a bunch or 2 just sits on the counter until I finally turn it into banana bread. That happened this week, only I wasn’t into the whole banana bread idea.

This cake was one of the best cakes I’ve made. It was almost like banana bread except not as dense as a bread and with caramelized bananas on top. We topped it with homemade vanilla bean ice cream and it was incredible!

Banana Upside Down Cake - moist vanilla cake baked on top of a layer of caramelized bananas and flipped upside down after baked. It's delicous with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!

How To Make Banana Upside Down Cake

  • Melt butter, brown sugar, and maple syrup together 
  • Pour butter mixture into a 9-inch cake pan
  • Top with sliced bananas; set aside
  • In a mixing bowl, sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt
  • In a separate bowl, beat sugar and butter until light and fluffy
  • Add egg and vanilla
  • Beat flour mixture into the wet mixture alternating with milk
  • Gently spoon batter over bananas
  • Bake about 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
  • Cool for about 30 minutes before inverting onto a serving platter

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  • Pineapple Upside Down Muffins
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  • Banana Cream Pie
  • Banana Pudding
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Banana Upside Down Cake

Banana Upside Down Cake

Yield: 12 servings
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients

For the topping:

  • 1 cup packed golden brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup 1/2 stick unsalted butter
  • 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
  • 3 large ripe bananas. peeled, cut diagonally into 1/4-inch-thick slices

For the cake:

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 6 tablespoons 3/4 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 6 tablespoons milk

Instructions

To make the topping:

  1. Preheat oven to 325F. Combine sugar and butter in heavy medium saucepan. Stir over low heat until butter melts and mixture is well blended. Pour into 9-inch-diameter cake pan with 2-inch-high sides. Spread to coat bottom of pan. Pour maple syrup over sugar mixture. Place banana slices in concentric circles, overlapping slightly and covering bottom.

To make the cake:

  1. Stir flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in medium bowl to blend. Beat sugar and butter in another medium bowl until creamy. Add egg and vanilla; beat until light and fluffy. Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk in 3 additions. Spoon batter over bananas. Bake until tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Transfer cake to rack. Run knife around pan sides. Cool cake on rack 30 minutes. Place plate over pan; invert cake. Let stand 3 minutes, then gently lift off pan. Serve warm with whipped cream.

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 283Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 142mgCarbohydrates: 47gFiber: 1gSugar: 34gProtein: 2g

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Comments

  1. Andrea says

    Mar 24, 2010 at 6:19 am

    Wow. That looks seriously good. Now stop posting delicious looking/sounding recipes! I can’t keep up! :)

    Reply
  2. Daniel says

    Mar 24, 2010 at 9:17 am

    Oh my! That is indeed better than plain ol’ Banana Bread. Beautiful!
    .-= Daniel´s last blog ..Le Pain Poilâne =-.

    Reply
  3. alison says

    Mar 24, 2010 at 11:08 am

    i have to try this recipe. thank you for sharing. it looks beautiful!

    Reply
  4. Donna says

    Mar 24, 2010 at 12:21 pm

    You got me at “caramelized bananas on top”! Great photo. Makes me want to eat it up!
    Thanks for sharing!
    .-= Donna´s last blog ..Sausage with Roasted Vegetables and Gnocchi =-.

    Reply
  5. grace says

    Mar 24, 2010 at 2:14 pm

    pineapple upside down cake? forget that–i’d love this so much more. this is a first for me, amanda–great idea!
    .-= grace´s last blog ..get ova it =-.

    Reply
    • cookienurse says

      Mar 25, 2010 at 7:04 am

      I have a similar recipe with the addition of a little rum extract, called bananas foster upside down cake!

      Reply
      • amanda says

        Mar 25, 2010 at 7:14 am

        That sounds delicious! I have some rum extract that I didn’t know what to do with but now I think I’ll have to try that!

        Reply
  6. Nicole says

    Mar 25, 2010 at 7:15 am

    Oh that looks fantastic!!
    Our bananas never stick around to get brown between the 2 of us and 2 rabbits. I may have to ration some for this to get brown enough!
    .-= Nicole´s last blog ..Magic Garden =-.

    Reply
  7. Dimah says

    Mar 25, 2010 at 10:20 am

    This looks absolutely delicious!

    Reply
  8. Melissa says

    Apr 12, 2010 at 7:35 am

    I made this yesterday and it is awesome!!!!! And easy – which I love!

    Reply
  9. Debbie s says

    Mar 10, 2014 at 5:17 pm

    If I were to make these into cupcakes how long would I bake it for?

    Reply
  10. Sharon says

    Jun 20, 2015 at 7:50 am

    The recipe instructions mention nuts. I do not see any in ingredients. How much nuts are needed and what kind do you suggest? Thank You.

    Reply
  11. Karen says

    Apr 26, 2020 at 8:46 pm

    Very tasty and very sweet. I think I would cut out some of that brown sugar to 1/2C and half the maple syrup. It is a nice change from banana bread, just a little overly sweet. I would try it again with less sugar.

    Reply

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