We are used to seeing upside-down cakes with pineapple and cherries but this Sticky Upside-Down Banana Cake is a fantastic alternative take on the classic dessert. As it cooks, the banana caramelizes with sugar and unsalted butter and becomes a sweet, sticky delicious topping when the cake is inverted.
Start by making caramel from sugar and butter. Add to a cake pan and place halved bananas on top. Make a cake batter by combining all the ingredients in a bowl and beating with a handheld mixer. Bake in the oven for about an hour. If the cake begins to look too dark on top, cover with foil after 45 minutes. Leave the cake to cool for about 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate and enjoy!
To make Sticky Upside-Down Banana Cake, you will need the following ingredients:
Preheat the oven to 355 °F. Grease and line the base of a 9-inch cake pan with parchment paper.
Place 80 grams of butter in a small saucepan with 150 grams of sugar. Cook gently over medium heat until the butter melts and combines with the sugar. Add ½ a teaspoon of vanilla paste and mix well.
Pour the caramel mixture into the bottom of the cake pan and spread it in an even layer using a spoon. Slice the bananas in half lengthways and place them on top of the caramel, cut-side down.
Place plain flour, 2½ teaspoons of baking powder, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, ½ a teaspoon of ground ginger, 300 grams of sugar, 120 grams of unsalted butter, 3 large eggs and 150 millilitres of sour cream in a large mixing bowl with ¼ teaspoon of salt. Beat the ingredients using a handheld mixer on low speed until the batter is smooth and evenly mixed.
Pour the cake batter over the banana and caramel in the cake pan. Smooth the top with a spatula.
Bake for 55-60 minutes in the preheated oven until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
Allow the cake to cool for 10 minutes in the tin. Invert the cake onto a serving plate.
Serve slices of this cake while still warm from the oven.
This Sticky Upside-Down Banana Cake looks fantastic with sticky caramelized banana on display. If you try this recipe, please come back and leave a comment below telling me what you think!
Just made this banana cake for my jam sesh with friends. Super easy and turned out sooo yummy! Everyone loved it!
Delicious, sweet treat!
Delicious! I made this for my wife's birthday, and we were blown away by the caramelized bananas. It's a creative twist that brought back sweet memories of our first date baking together.
Best cake ever! My kids loved it, and I felt like a hero baking it for our family dinner. The bananas caramelized perfectly. Such an exciting twist on a classic dessert!
¡Excepcional! Hice este pastel para la fiesta de cumpleaños de mi hijo y fue un gran éxito. Todos disfrutaron de la combinación dulce de plátano y caramelo. Definitivamente lo haré de nuevo para sorprender a mi familia.
Incredible banana delight!
Delicious!
Great banana cake! Made it for my friend's birthday, and she loved it. Perfectly sticky with sweet caramel flavor.
Delicious
Yo! This Sticky Upside-Down Banana Cake is the bomb! Made it for a party, and everyone was like, 'How'd you make this magic?' The bananas got all caramelized and gooey. I felt like a baking wizard! Totally gonna be my go-to dessert now!
Yummy! I made this cake for my kids’ birthday party. They loved it! The caramelized bananas on top made it special and everyone wanted seconds!
Amazing!
Yummy!
This Sticky Upside-Down Banana Cake turned out perfect for our family gathering. Everyone loved it, just like my mom used to make.
I made the Sticky Upside-Down Banana Cake for our anniversary and it was a hit. The bananas got so gooey and sweet, everyone couldn’t get enough. My wife said it was the best dessert I’d ever made. Can’t wait to make it again!
