Banana Upside Down Cake with Walnuts and Caramel

By Danny

Best Banana Cake Recipe

I found this recipe in an old Bon Apetit and decided to try it. I'm a big fan of BANANA BREAD, so any dessert that vaguely resembles it, I'll try! This is a fun cake because it's a bit of a twist on the classic Pineapple Upside Down cake! I mostly like it because it seems like such an old fashioned type of cake!


Banana Upside Down Cake recipe after the jump...

Banana Cake Recipe

Topping

1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons dark corn syrup
3/4 cup walnut halves or pieces

Cake

1 3/4 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
3 tablespoons sour cream
1 tablespoon dark rum
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the topping: Spray 8-inch round cake pan with 2-inch high sides with nonstick spray. Bring butter, sugar, and corn syrup to boil in medium saucepan, stirring constantly until butter melts. Boil syrup 1 minute. Stir in nuts. Spread topping in prepared pan. Let topping cool completely.

Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift four first ingredients in to medium bowl. Beat butter and both sugars with electric mixer for about 4 minutes. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, them mashed bananas, sour cream, rum, and vanilla. Beat in dry ingredients in 2 additions just until combined. Spoon batter into pan and level. Bake cake until tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Cool 15 minutes. Cut around cake. Place platter over pan, and flip over. Cool for an additional 15 minutes. Enjoy!