Upside Down Banana Cake With Maple Caramel Sauce Food

CARAMEL BANANA UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F/180C. Butter a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
• Make the banana topping: Melt butter in a small deep heavy saucepan over medium heat. Once it starts to bubble, add sugar and let simmer for 3 minutes until thick and smooth. Pour into prepared pan.
• Cut bananas in half lengthwise and, depending on the size of the bananas and pan, cut each half into 2 or 3 pieces widthwise. Place bananas over caramel, cut side down.
• In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• In a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together butter and sugar for 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy. Occasionally scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl. On medium speed, add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla extract. On low speed, beat in the flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating it with the sour cream in 2 additions, starting and ending with the flour. Do not over mix.
• Pour batter carefully into pan over bananas and smooth the top. Bake for 40 - 50 minutes or until golden and a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let the cake cool for exactly 5 minutes on a wire rack, then invert it onto a plate and let cool completely.
• Serve warm or at room temperature. Store cake in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

UPSIDE-DOWN BANANA CAKE WITH MAPLE-CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease a 20cm square cake tin and line the base with baking parchment. For the cake, pour in half the syrup, swirling to coat the bottom. Peel and halve the 3 ripe bananas lengthways and lay, cut-side down, in the tin.
• Beat together the butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and overripe banana with an electric whisk. Tip the flour and pecans into a food processor and pulse until finely ground together. Stir into the butter mixture with the bicarbonate of soda and cinnamon, then stir in the yogurt. Carefully spoon into the tin without dislodging the bananas. Bake the cake for 45 mins-1 hr until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out with only moist crumbs.
• Meanwhile, make the sauce. Toast the pecans for 1-2 mins in a pan, add the remaining ingredients and cook until the butter has melted. Then bubble for 5 mins until it has thickened a little.
• When the cake is cooked, poke it all over with the skewer - inserting it about halfway into the cake each time. Pour over the remaining maple syrup and allow it to soak in for a few mins, then turn the cake out of the tin, upside-down, onto a serving plate. Reheat the sauce, and serve with Greek yogurt or vanilla ice cream.

CARAMEL BANANA UPSIDE DOWN CROCK POT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Turn crockpot on high. brush bottom & sides of crockpot with butter & line with foil( this will help remove it when its done), brush the foil with butter as well slice butter into pats & place in the bottom of foil liner, sprinkle brown sugar over & then place bananas cut side down. Mix cake mix according to pkg directions & add the ginger, cinnamon & nutmeg. pour over bananas. Place a dbl length of dry paper towels (**)over the TOP of crockpot rim & a sheet of foil to seal it in , place lid on tight & cook for 2- 2 1/2 hrs...check after 2...the sides should be brown & when you touch the center of the cake it should spring back. turn crockpot off & using the foil remove the cake & set aside to cool for 30 min. after cooling take a plate & place over the cake & invert it , remove foil serve & enjoy ** since a crockpot cooks with moist heat the paper towels will help absorb excess moisture & keep it from making the top of the cake soggy

UPSIDE-DOWN CARAMEL BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C (170C fan-forced).
• Generously grease a 22-24cm (9 - 9 1/2") round cake tin, approx 4.5cm (1 1/2") deep, with butter - a non-stick tin is best.
• For the caramel topping, melt 60g butter in a small saucepan over a medium heat.
• Add brown sugar and golden syrup.
• Cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Pour caramel sauce into the prepared cake tin, tilting it to ensure it covers the base evenly.
• Now, sift the flour and spices together in a bowl, add a pinch of salt ONLY if you are using unsalted butter.
• In a small bowl, mash the very ripe banana well then mix in the sour cream.
• Now, place the 90g butter and the caster sugar into a medium to large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer for 5 minutes or until light and fluffy.
• Add the vanilla extract and then the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Reducing the speed of your mixer to low, add the flour to the butter mixture and beat until just combined.
• Add the mashed banana and sour cream mixture and beat briefly to combine.
• Now, peel the just-ripe bananas and slice them on the diagonal.
• Starting at the outside edge of the cake tin, arrange the banana slices, overlapping each other, in a circle on top of the sauce.
• Now, arrange another circle of banana slices inside the first and so on until you reach the middle of the tin.
• Reserve four smaller slices for the centre and arrange them, overlapping, as best you can.
• Now, carefully spoon the cake batter as evenly as possible into the tin, being sure not to disturb the bananas.
• Take a bread knife and gently smooth the batter until it is spread evenly.
• Place the cake onto the centre shelf of a preheated 180C (170C fan-forced) oven and bake for 45-50 minutes (approximately 40 minutes in a fan-forced oven).
• The cake is cooked when it looks golden brown and the springs back when you touch it - if unsure, insert a skewer into the cake and, if it comes out clean, the cake is cooked.
• Remove the cake from the oven and let it sit for 3 minutes before running a knife around the rim to loosen the sides.
• Now, place a large plate upside down over the top of the cake tin and, being careful not to burn yourself, quickly invert the plate and the tin.
• Leave the cake tin to stand on top of the plate for 20 seconds before removing it.
• If any bananas stick to the top of the tin, simply remove them and press back into the cake.
• Serve warm, drizzled with extra golden syrup and serve with thick cream or ice-cream.
• If you have to make the cake in advance, it can be reheated for a couple of minutes in the microwave.
• If you wish to be really decadent and serve this cake as a dessert, consider making up a batch of the Caramel Sauce that goes with my Little Icky Sticky Puddings, recipe #88565, to serve with it.

MAPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat syrup until boiling, and pour it into a rectangular oven proof dish that is about 2 inches deep, with dimensions of about 6" X 10".
• Cream butter and sugar til fluffy. Beat in egg.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt, and add to butter mixture, alternating with additions of the milk.
• Pour batter into the hot syrup.
• Bake at 375 F for 25 - 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool cake 10 minutes, and heat a platter. Run a knife around the edges to loosen it. Flip the cake onto the heated platter. Dot the top with the pecan halves and cut into portions. Serve warm with whipped cream.

UPSIDE-DOWN BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Grease a 14cm x 24cm loaf pan, and line the base and sides with baking paper.
• Making the topping: combine the butter and sugar in a small bowl and stir until the sugar has dissolved; spread this over the base of the pan; cut each banana into 9cm lengths, then cut each banana into four even slices; arrange the slices, cut-side facing downwards on top of the butter-sugar mixture.
• Making the cake: beat the butter, sugar and vanilla extract in a small bowl (with an electric mixer if you have one) until light and fluffy; beat in the egg until it has combined with the mixture; transfer to a large bowl and stir in the mashed bananas; then gradually stir in the flour and the milk. Once the mixture is thoroughly combined, spoon it into the prepared pan on top of the banana slices.
• Cooking the cake: cook in a moderate (180°C) for one hour or until cooked when tested with a skewer; allow it to rest in the pan for 5-10 minutes, then turn it out onto an wire rack to cool.
• Serving the cake: the banana cake can be served warm or at room temperature. Serve with fresh cream or sweetened cream cheese (see SERVING SUGGESTIONS below).
• SERVING SUGGESTIONS: to serve the cake with sweetened cream cheese, beat 125g cream cheese with 2 tablespoons of icing sugar until the mixture is smooth, and serve in a separate bowl. Sprinkle the cake with slivered almonds.

STICKY UPSIDE-DOWN BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and lightly grease a deep 23cm round cake tin, lining the base with baking parchment.
• To make the topping, put the butter and sugar in a small saucepan and cook over a medium heat until melted and combined. Add the vanilla and mix together. Pour the caramel into the cake tin and spread in an even layer. Cut the bananas in half lengthways and arrange on top of the caramel, cut-side down.
• To make the batter, put all the ingredients in a large bowl with 1/4 tsp salt. Use an electric mixer to beat together on a low speed until the batter is smooth and evenly mixed. Pour the batter on top of the bananas and level out with a spatula. Bake in the oven for 55 mins-1 hr or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. If the cake begins to look too dark, cover with foil after 45 mins. Allow to cool in the tin for 10 mins before turning out onto a plate. Best served warm but also delicious at room temperature. Best eaten within 2 days.

SLOW COOKER BANANA UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Bananas: Butter the inside of a slow cooker, line completely with foil, and then butter the foil. Turn on to HIGH. Sprinkle butter, brown sugar and rum over the foil on the bottom of the slow cooker. Cover the bottom with the banana halves, cut side down, in a slightly overlapping pattern. Press the bananas into the sugar
• Cake: Sift the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt into a large bowl; then whisk to combine evenly.
• In another bowl, slowly beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until just blended. Raise the speed to high and beat until light and fluffy, scraping the sides of the bowl occasionally, about 10 minutes. Beat in the egg and then the yolk, allowing each to be fully incorporated before adding the next.
• While mixing slowly, add the flour mixture to the butter in 3 parts, alternating with the milk in 2 parts, beginning and ending with the flour. Mix briefly at medium speed to make a smooth batter.
• Pour the batter over the bananas and smooth with a spatula to even it out. Lay a doubled length of paper towel from end to end over the top of the slow cooker, to line the lid and create a tighter seal. (See note.) Cover the cake tightly with the lid and continue to cook on HIGH, until the cake begins to brown slightly on the sides and springs back when touched in the middle, about 3 1/2 hours. Turn off the slow cooker and let the cake set, about 20 minutes more.
• Using the foil, lift the cake from the slow cooker; set on the counter to cool, about 30 minutes more. Fold back the foil, and carefully invert cake onto a platter so you can see the caramelized bananas.
• Slice or spoon cake into bowls and serve with ice cream, if desired.

BANANA UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*. Grease and flour 2 (8") round cake pans or a 9x13" casserole. Combine butter and brown sugar, divide and spread evenly between the 2 pans or spread it all in 9x13 pan. Sprinkle pecans evenly over brown sugar mixture. Arrange banana slices evenly over pecans. Prepare cake mix according to package instructions. Divide batter into the 2 pans (or pour evenly over pecans in 9x13). Bake 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Turn cake(s) upside down on a platter or plate, gently tap bottom and carefully remove pans, replacing caramel mixture that sticks to pan. A few pear slices can be added to bananas for extra flavor.

UPSIDE DOWN BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Whisk together dry ingredients in small bowl.
• Combine sour cream and vanilla and set aside.
• Cream butter with sugar in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in eggs.
• In large oven proof pan, melt 1/3 cup of butter with brown sugar over medium-low heat.
• Cut bananas in slices, varying the style and size or your slices based on your desired pattern. Place them and the cherries in a design (or however you wish!). Leave pan on low heat while preparing rest of batter.
• Meanwhile, fold dry ingredients and sour cream mixture alternately into wet ingredients.
• Pour batter carefully onto banana slices and bake for 20-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out dry.
• Let sit for 5 minutes, then invert onto large tray.

CARAMEL-WALNUT UPSIDE-DOWN BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• 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 for 1 minute.
• Stir in nuts;spread topping in prepared pan and let cool completely.
• Cake.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Sift first four ingredients into medium bowl.
• Using electric mixer, beat butter and both sugars in large bowl until blended.
• Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then mashed bananas,sour cream,rum and vanilla.
• Beat in dry ingredients just until combined.
• Spoon batter into pan.
• Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 55 minutes.
• Cool 15 minutes.
• Cut around cake and place platter over pan. Holding pan and platter together, turn over.
• Let stand 5 minutes then gently lift off pan.
• Cool at least 15 minutes for topping to set.
• Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.