Homemade Banana Upside-Down Cake

This upside-down banana cake has a layer of sweet, buttery caramelized banana slices on an incredibly moist banana cake for the best banana dessert.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 316 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 large eggs
• 3 medium bananas, sliced 1/4-inch thick
• 2 medium overripe bananas, mashed
• 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.75 cup white sugar
• 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
• 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.33333334326744 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 0.66666668653488 cup packed brown sugar
• 0.33333334326744 cup sour cream
• 4.5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square cake pan.

Step 2

Spread brown sugar on the bottom of the prepared pan and scatter butter pieces on top.

Step 3

Place the pan in the preheated oven until butter has melted, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the oven; stir and spread mixture evenly on the bottom of the pan. Arrange sliced bananas to cover the bottom. Set aside.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out completely clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool in the pan for about 30 minutes before inverting and slicing.

Step 5

Stir flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together in a large bowl; set aside.

Step 6

Beat white sugar and butter together with an electric mixer in a large bowl. Mix in eggs and vanilla until well combined. Add mashed bananas and sour cream; mix to combine. Add flour mixture on low speed and beat until batter is just combined. Pour batter over banana slices in the pan and smooth the top.