Bananas Foster Upside-Down Cake

Name: Bananas Foster Upside-Down Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; u00bc cup packed dark brown sugar; 2 tablespoons dark rum; 4 very ripe medium bananas, cut in half lengthwise, then cut into 4-inch-long pieces; u00bc cup toasted chopped pecans; u2153 cup all-purpose flour; u2153 cup white whole-wheat flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; u00bd teaspoon kosher salt; u00bc teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; u2153 cup granulated sugar; u2153 cup whole-milk plain Greek yogurt; u00bc cup canola oil; u00bd teaspoon vanilla extract

By Leslie Blythe Cake, Dessert Baking

January 21, 2019

This Bananas Foster Upside-Down Cake has all the flavors of the New Orleans classic in easier-to-prepare cake form that's just as stunning as the original for a healthier dessert you'll be proud to serve.

Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 20 mins

Ingredients

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

¼ cup packed dark brown sugar

2 tablespoons dark rum

4 very ripe medium bananas, cut in half lengthwise, then cut into 4-inch-long pieces

¼ cup toasted chopped pecans

⅓ cup all-purpose flour

⅓ cup white whole-wheat flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon kosher salt

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 large egg, lightly beaten

⅓ cup granulated sugar

⅓ cup whole-milk plain Greek yogurt

¼ cup canola oil

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1Preheat oven to 350°F.

2Melt butter in a 9-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Remove from heat and stir in brown sugar and rum. Return to medium heat and bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring often, for 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Arrange banana pieces, cut-side down, over the brown sugar mixture and sprinkle with pecans.

3Combine all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl. Whisk egg, granulated sugar, yogurt, oil and vanilla in a medium bowl. Gradually add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients, whisking until just combined (the batter will be lumpy). Carefully spread the batter over the bananas.

4Bake until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edges to loosen. Invert the cake onto a serving plate, spooning any toppings left in the pan over the cake.

Recipe from Eating Well Magazine.

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