Oh, look what I went and did now. In fact, I must be stopped–this is out of protect watch over. One afternoon I observed a recipe for Caramel Walnut Upside-Down Banana Cake in Connoisseur and it was a vogue of moments whereas you happen to conclude and repeat all of the phrases to your self slowly, attempting to make a selection up how any individual managed to suit all of these comely aspects into one 8-scurry pan (they didn’t, but more on that later)–roughly like the Hazelnut Brown Butter Cake of two weeks ago. It right away went on my Cook This checklist. The subsequent day, I casually picked up the substances for the cake, correct in case a chance presented itself where a Caramel Walnut Upside-Down Banana Cake’s companies would be known as upon. (Hey, these objects happen whereas you happen to urge the Smitten Kitchen.) Nonetheless then it by no draw did and by the discontinuance of the weekend, the bananas, they were calling to me and the cake and just a few hours later, here we were:
These bananas make a selection up me each time. I in fact like an affection for bananas that virtually all sane people reject–name it freckle empathy–and having them round but making an strive now to no longer a) eat or b) bake jacked-up banana bread with them is torture. To ascertain it one other draw: I feel like the chimpanzee in this video and the bananas? They by no draw seize.
So, how was it? Unbearably lawful. Alternatively it was virtually unbearably candy as successfully. In hindsight, I’m no longer sure this cake wants caramel on top to make a selection up it lawful, as uninteresting as that makes me sound. The great thing about the lid nearly overwhelmed it, requiring a two glass of water chaser. It furthermore hardened moderately a runt, making it no longer doable to rupture by it with the facet of a fork and which draw it gets completely stuck on your tooth. Nonetheless the soft, moist and densely-banana flavored cake within is a gem, and would be a limiteless swap in any layer cake, coated with cream cheese frosting or darkish chocolate and low ganache. In fact, I’m in a position to’t wait to make a selection up it any other time exactly like that. Nonetheless for the like of all that is bathing swimsuit season, I’m hoping to search out a much bigger excuse than “It was Sunday, and the bananas known as to me!” No, this couldn’t lower than be Monday.
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Caramel Walnut Upside-Down Banana Cake
Adapted from Connoisseur, March 2008
If the caramel topping is silent calling to you, despite my warnings that it is terrifically candy and hardens once space, correct make sure to reduction it warm, before it does. Just a few diverse adjustments: the customary recipe calls for an 8-scurry cake pan, which is an absolute no-no. Mine fully stuffed a 9-scurry pan with 2-scurry aspects. If you happen to are apprehensive or don’t like no longer lower than 2-scurry aspects to your 9-scurry baking pan, lunge for a 10-scurry pan as an various. Within the slay, I don’t know if my oven temperature is wonk or no longer, but this cake baked in 40 to 45 minutes in my oven, no longer 55+, one thing I in fact like adjusted below.
Topping:
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
3 tablespoons darkish corn syrup
3/4 cup walnut halves or objects
Cake:
1 3/4 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
2 huge eggs
1 cup mashed very ripe bananas (2 to 3 huge)
3 tablespoons sour cream
1 tablespoon darkish rum
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Whipped cream or vanilla ice cream
For topping: Spray 9-scurry round cake pan with 2-scurry-excessive aspects with nonstick spray. Recount butter, sugar, and corn syrup to boil in medium saucepan, stirring continuously except butter melts. Boil syrup 1 minute. Mosey in nuts. Unfold topping in ready pan. Let topping wintry fully.
For cake: Preheat oven to 350°F. Sift first 4 substances into medium bowl. The consume of electrical mixer, beat butter and each sugars in huge bowl except blended. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then mashed bananas, sour cream, rum, and vanilla. Beat in dry substances in 2 additions correct except mixed. Spoon batter into pan.
Bake cake except tester inserted into heart comes out wonderful, about 40 to 45 minutes. Icy Quarter-hour. Cut round cake. Position platter over pan. Preserving pan and platter together, turn over. Let stand 5 minutes, then gently pick off pan. Icy no longer lower than Quarter-hour for topping to space. Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
