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Banana Upside Down Cake

Jul 2, 2014 · 116 Comments

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This banana cake is full of flavor and topped with a caramelized brown sugar + banana layer that is to die for!

Banana Upside Down Cake - Sprinkle Some Sugar

This morning I woke up with a hankering for something made with bananas. I always have banana muffins on hand, but i wasn't in the mood for those. So, I started brainstorming ideas and came up with this! The pineapple upside down cake's (delicious) step sister. This cake is just glorious. If you are a fan of bananas, you will absolutely LOVE it. The brown sugar and butter on top caramelize beautifully, creating a gooey coating that is to die for! Not to mention, while baking, it oozes up the sides and you can see the scrumptious caramel bubbling, try to contain your excitement. The bananas also caramelize making them deliciously sweet. If I had to choose my top favorite desserts, this one would be on the list. The cake has is very moist with a punch of banana flavor, but not overwhelming at all.

Banana Upside Down Cake - Sprinkle Some Sugar

I think the best thing about this cake is that if you have bananas, you most likely have everything else in your pantry! It has such simple ingredients but creates such a FANTASTIC result. The cake looks so elegant, yet it only took about 10 minutes to throw together. Nobody will believe that you didn't spend all day on it.

Is there anything better than caramelized bananas covered in caramelized brown sugar + cake? I think not. I mean, I'm not even the biggest banana eater and I still enjoy this cake so much!

Banana Upside Down Cake - Sprinkle Some Sugar

While this cake is the best served warm from the oven, just like banana bread it is just as amazing the next day, too! So, it is definitely okay to make this cake a day in advance without sacrificing taste because it only gets better! It's also delicious warm with some vanilla ice cream on top!

Banana lovers (or not).. you need this cake in your life. Now.

Banana Upside Down Cake

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Servings 1 9" round cake

Ingredients
  

*Topping (Bottom of the Pan)*

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 6 tbs unsalted butter melted
  • 2 bananas sliced into ¼" rounds (or more depending on how you arrange them)

*Cake*

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • pinch salt
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup mashed banana about 2 medium sized bananas
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • 1 tbs vanilla
  • ⅓ cup oil
  • 2 eggs

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 9" round baking pan very well, set aside.
  • Combine melted butter and brown sugar. Press mixture into bottom of the pan. Arrange banana rounds on top of brown sugar mixture. (This will ultimately be the top of your cake.)
  • In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients and whisk very well for one minute. Add in the wet ingredients and stir until completely combined and no lumps remain. Don't over mix. Pour cake mixture into prepared pan on top of bananas. It will fill almost to the top of the pan. RECIPE EDITED TO ADD: Based on reader's reviews, it seems some have had the batter spill over while baking, and some have had great success. To prevent this, simply place the cake pan on a baking sheet when it goes into the oven to catch anything that spills over.
  • Bake for 42-47 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.
  • Let cake cool for 5 minutes in pan then turn out on a large plate or platter. (If you wait too long, the caramelized brown sugar will stick to the pan!)
  • Cake is best served warm out of the oven but will stay moist and fresh for up to 5 days in an airtight container. This cake is able to be made the night before the day needed for consumption.

Banana Upside Down Cake - Sprinkle Some Sugar

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  1. Steve says

    June 16, 2019 at 10:08 pm

    Jessica, have you found why this cake overflows even with a 9" round pan? Juok . st found your recipe and will be making tomorrow. Could the cause be too many bananas on cake bottom?

    Reply
    • Jessica says

      July 17, 2019 at 9:04 am

      No, I don't believe that is why. I think it has something to do with some people's oven temperature getting too hot. To be honest, I am not sure why it happens to some and not others - it's never happened to me! I'd just place a baking sheet underneath to be safe.

      Reply
  2. Kim says

    August 10, 2019 at 4:31 pm

    I wish I could post my picture of this glorious cake! I didn't know whether to use light or dark brown sugar, so went with dark... Looks significantly different to your picture but its absolutely delicious. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Jessica says

      September 05, 2019 at 5:29 pm

      That's great to hear! I am going to update the recipe - I usually use light but I'm glad to hear that it came out great using dark!

      Reply
  3. Sara says

    September 21, 2019 at 4:44 pm

    I made a couple of substitutions and it didnt work out. I used part flour and part almond flour. Used part almond milk and part heavy cream. Otherwise followed the recipe. It never got done in the middle, and the "topping" was grainy. I'm sad.

    Reply
    • Jessica says

      December 27, 2019 at 4:49 pm

      I'm sorry your substitutions didn't work out. Please try the recipe as written for accurate results!

      Reply
  4. Caitlin Green says

    November 16, 2019 at 2:50 pm

    I have been making this cake for a few years now and it is a all around family favorite! Everyone LOVES this dessert. Thank you for sharing! 😊

    Reply
    • Jessica says

      December 27, 2019 at 4:45 pm

      That's so awesome to hear, thank you for making my recipe for all this time! <3

      Reply
  5. Kristie says

    December 13, 2019 at 3:12 pm

    I can't wait to try out this recipe (later this evening or tomorrow morning)...and thought I'd ask two questions in the event you check in 🙂 1) When you say GREASE the pan...do you mind sharing your method? Is that crisco, or butter or cooking spray? Just want to make sure I use the correct method so as not to mess up the flavor...and so it turns out lol! and 2) any reason not to substitute vanilla bean paste for the vanilla? I know it can be a little more concentrated - but more vanilla flavor is always a good thing, right? lol Wanted to make sure that the difference in liquid to paste wouldn't cause a problem? THANKS SO MUCH for sharing this obvious winner of a recipe, and for any assistance!

    Reply
    • Jessica says

      December 27, 2019 at 4:38 pm

      Hi! I am sorry for the delayed response - I'm not sure this will be much help now so I hope it turned out for you! I use cooking spray and vanilla bean paste will be just fine.

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