Go Back
+ servings

Banana Upside Down Cake

 
Caramel and banana collide in this perfectly delicious spin on a traditional cake. Banana Upside Down Cake will be your new fave, gooey, flavorful, and absolutely addictive.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Course: Cake, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: banana upside down cake
Servings: 8
Calories: 324kcal
Author: Rose
Cost: $5.50

Ingredients

  • Topping: Brown Sugar Mixture1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 6 Tablespoons butter melted
  • 2 bananas thinly sliced
  • Cake:½ cup Butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar white
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2.5 cups self-raising flour
  • 4 bananas ripe 1lb / 500g after peeling - this is for the cake mix
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  •  
  • 1 teaspoon allspice

Instructions

  • Oven:Preheat oven to 340F for a fan oven or 350F for a normal oven (170C).
  • Cake Tin: Cut baking parchment paper to size and place on the bottom of the 9″ springform pan
  • Cake Topping: Make the Caramel by melting the butter and brown sugar together - stirring until a nice bubbly brown liquid forms. Tip this into the baking tin and smooth out so it covers the surface.
  • Banana Topping cut the bananas and place them nicely and evenly on the butter caramel mix. This is going to be the top of the cake so make an even pattern.
  • Cake Mix: Soften the butter (do not melt) - and combine in the food processor with the white sugar - until it is a light-colored creamy texture. Next, beat in the eggs one at a time and add a tablespoon of flour between each egg. Then add in the rest of your dry mix to the food processor followed by the ripe bananas and mix till an even creamy banana cake mix is formed. (yellow cake mix)
  • Mix In Tin: Put the cake mix on top of the bananas and caramel in the tin.
  • Oven: Into the oven for 40-45 minutes at 170C or 340F fan bake oven (if not fan oven increase the temperature by 10 degrees)
  • Check: Check after 35 minutes. Take out and let the banana cake cool for 5 minutes before flipping

Notes

Use a 9" round spring-form pan with high sides - this cake rises well
Overripe bananas make the recipe even better - so do not throw them out - make a cake.
 
Let the cake rest in the tin for about 5 minutes before turning onto a serving platter.

Nutrition

Calories: 324kcal