Banana Walnut Upside Down Cake

Submitted by grandma2969

"we like this served warm with whipped cream..husband likes his with ice cream..."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup walnuts, chopped, toasted
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1⁄4 cup tbsps butter, softened
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla, extact
• 6 tablespoons milk
• 4 large ripe bananas, sliced
• 1 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 large egg

directions

1. toast walnuts.set aside to cool.
2. combine brown sugar and 1/4 cup butter in heavy pan -- stir over low heat till butter melts -- and ingredients are well blended.
3. pour into a 9" cake pan with 2" high sides --
4. spead to coat the bottom of the pan --
5. pour maple syrup over sugar mixture --
6. sprinkle walnuts evenly over this.
7. place banana slices in circles over the nuts, overlapping slightly, and covering the bottom --
8. whisk dry ingredients to blend --
9. in another bowl, beat sugar and butter in bowl and add to dry ingredients alternately with milk.
10. spoon batter over bananas and bake for approximately 30 minutes --
11. run a butter knife around sides --
12. cool on rack for about 30 minutes.
13. invert onto serving plate.leave pan on about 3 minutes.
14. life off pan --
15. serve warm with whipped topping if desired.

Reviews

[SweetSueAl]

This was a moderately easy recipe to make. I chose it because my hubby loves upside down cake. I did not have pure maple syrup, so I used the regular syrup I had on hand. The instructions did not include when to beat in the egg and vanilla, so I added them after I beat the sugar and butter, but before I added the dry ingredients and milk. I did use a 9-inch round pan,however, after 30 minutes, the middle of the cake was still wet. I had to bake it an additional 14 minutes. I thought the cake would be dry, but it wasn't. It turned out okay.