Lyons Family Cookbook

Caramel Walnut Upside-Down Banana Cake

TOPPING

Nonstick vegetable oil spray

1/2

cup

(1 stick) unsalted butter

1

cup

golden brown sugar (packed)

3

Tbsp

dark corn syrup

3/4

cup

walnut halves or pieces

CAKE

1 3/4

cups

cups cake flour ... OR ...

... 1 3/4 cups minus 3 Tbsp all purpose flour

1

tsp

baking powder

3/4

tsp

baking soda

1/2

tsp

salt

1/2

cup

(1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

1/2

cup

sugar

1/2

cup

golden brown sugar (packed)

2

large eggs

1

cup

mashed very ripe bananas (2 to 3 large)

3

Tbsp

sour cream

1

tsp

dark rum

1

tsp

vanilla extract

Whipped cream or vanilla ice cream

1

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 syrup 1 minute. Stir in nuts. Spread topping in prepared pan. Let topping cool completely.

2

CAKE: Preheat oven to 350°F. Sift first 4 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 in 2 additions just until combined. Spoon batter into pan.

3

Bake for 30-40 minutes, until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Start testing for doneness at about 30 minutes. Cool 15 minutes. Cut around cake. 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.

Source

Source: bonappetit.com, March 2008