We all need a little sweetness in our lives, right? This Upside Down Banana Cake will make all those dreams come true. I am sure you have worked hard enough to enjoy a slice or two of cake. Better yet, spending time in the kitchen baking something utterly delicious for the family will make you forget all about the hard knock life…
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Upside down cakes are a new way of incorporating fruits into your new baking project. Here the trick is to achieve that perfectly caramelized fruit topping, with a perfectly baked cake batter. Make sure you line your pan with parchment paper and keep your blow torch handy to achieve that crisp, brûlée topping.
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This shit is bananas!! Channeling my inner Gwen Stefani here, but yes, this dessert is pretty much BANANAS! It’s almost as if you are eating a deconstructed banana cake, but hey, I’m not complaining.
A smooth vanilla batter of flour, baking powder, milk, eggs, and sugar are all combined and poured over strategically placed banana slices. I added ground cinnamon and ginger to the dry ingredients to achieve that perfect festive flavour. Serve it with perfectly rich fudge sauce and you pretty much have heaven on a plate.
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| Prep Time | 10 min |
| Cook Time | 60 min |
| Servings | servings |
- 80 gr butter
- 3/4 cups brown sugar
- 5 ml vanilla essence
- 4 large bananas cut lengthwise
- 1 cup stoneground flour
- 5 ml ground cinnamon
- 5 ml ground ginger
- 1,5 cups castor sugar
- pinch salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 120 gr soft butter
- 2 large eggs
- 150 ml natural yogurt
- roasted coconut flakes to serve
- roasted almond flakes to serve
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cups cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
Ingredients Caramel Sauce Base
Cake Batter
Fudge Sauce to serve (optional)
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- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and prep a standard cake pan with nonstick spray. Cut out parchment paper and line the bottom of the cake tin.
- First off, make the caramel sauce that will be the base of your upside down cake. Heat the sugar and butter until melted and incorporated. Boil for a few minutes, remove from heat and add the vanilla essence. Mix well.
- Spread the caramel sauce on the base of the cake tin, covering the bottom.
- Next, arrange your sliced bananas face down in the caramel layer.
- For the cake, Place all the ingredients in a mixing bowl of an electric mixer and mix the batter on low speed until the batter is smooth and incorporated.
- Carefully pour the cake batter over the sliced bananas, and bake in the oven for 40 - 45 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool before removing the cake. Once cooled, flip the cake tin over on your cake stand and carefully remove the baking paper.
- You can now use your blowtorch to caramelize the sugar (you can add more sugar if you so wish on top of the cake) for a brulee topping.
- For the fudge sauce: In a small saucepan, heat the butter on medium heat until melted then add the sugar.
- This mixture will look lumpy, but after a few minutes the sugar will dissolve and will start to caramelize. This can take up to 8 minutes.
- When the sugar turns a golden amber colour, remove from heat and gently add the cream – be careful it can splatter quite furiously – and the vanilla essence. Mix well.
- Garnish your cake with almond flakes and coconut flakes, or edible flowers. Can keep in a fridge for up to a week.
