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Siempre Homemade

Banana upside-down cake

Full banana upside-down cake recipe with caramel bottom and sliced bananas.

Ingredients

cake

  • 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 ripe bananas (smashed)
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup greek yogurt
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch ground cloves

topping

  • 4 tbsp butter (1/2 stick)
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2-1 banana (sliced)
  • flaky sea salt (optional)

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, grease your baking dish and set aside.

  2. 2

    Combine flour, baking powder and salt and set aside.

  3. 3

    In a mixing bowl mash the bananas and mix well with 3 eggs, oil, greek yogurt, milk, vanilla, cinnamon and sugar.

  4. 4

    Add the dry ingredients and fold into batter until incorporated. Do not overmix!

  5. 5

    Combine the melted butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and add to the bottom of a prepared baking dish. Place banana slices side by side on top of the caramel and if using, sprinkle flaky sea salt over the banana slices.

  6. 6

    Add the batter on top of the banana slices and bake for 45-55 mins until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

  7. 7

    Let the cake cool for 10 mins before inverting onto a serving plate.