Banana Upside-Down Cake

Name: Banana Upside-Down Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 ripe but firm bananas 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup unsalted butter, divided 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 2 large eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup buttermilk

10 steps

Prep:20minCook:1h

This delightful Banana Upside-Down Cake recipe brings a tropical twist to a classic dessert. The caramelized bananas, coupled with the tender, moist cake, will definitely please your taste buds. The cake serves as a wonderful centrepiece for any event or gathering and is a creative way to use ripe bananas. As a tip, remember that the bananas should be ripe but firm; overripe bananas might become too mushy during baking.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:30:39 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories349.8 kcal (17%)

Total Fat10.9 g (16%)

Carbs59.5 g (23%)

Sugars35.2 g (39%)

Protein5.1 g (10%)

Sodium189.9 mg (9%)

Fiber1.9 g (7%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

10 servings

4bananas

ripe but firm

1 cupgranulated sugar

½ cupunsalted butter

½ cupbrown sugar

2 cupsall-purpose flour

1 tspbaking powder

½ tspbaking soda

¼ tspsalt

2eggs

1 tspvanilla extract

1 cupbuttermilk

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and lightly grease a 9-inch round cake pan.

Step 2

In a small saucepan, melt 1/4 cup of butter over medium heat. Add the brown sugar and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved and the mixture is bubbly. Pour this into the prepared cake pan.

Step 3

Peel the bananas and cut them in half lengthwise. Arrange the halves with the cut side down over the sugar mixture in the cake pan.

Step 4

In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Step 5

In another bowl, cream the remaining 1/4 cup of butter with the granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, followed by the vanilla extract.

Step 6

Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, alternating with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix just until the batter is smooth.

Step 7

Carefully pour the batter over the bananas in the cake pan, smoothing the top with a spatula.

Step 8

Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.

Step 9

Allow the cake to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then invert it onto a serving plate. Be cautious as the sugar mixture can be hot.

Step 10

Serve warm or at room temperature.