Chocolate Banana Upside-Down Cake

In this Instructable, learn how to make a chocolate banana upside-down cake.

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Ingredients

• 2 to 3 bananas
• 1 1/2 Tbsp of butter (20g)
• 1 to 2 Tbsp of brown sugar (14 to 28g)
• 1 egg
• 1/4 to 1/3 cup of white granulated sugar (50 to 66g)
• 1 tsp of vanilla extract (5g)
• 3 Tbsp of cooking oil (45g)
• 1/3 cup plus 2 Tbsp of milk (105g)
• 1 cup of all-purpose or cake flour (120g)
• 3 Tbsp of cocoa powder (40g)
• 2 tsp of baking powder (10g)
• 1/4 tsp of salt (1g)

Tools

• Oven-safe skillet or normal skillet
• Cake pan if not using an oven-safe skillet
• Whisk
• Spatula
• Sifter

In a medium bowl whisk together the egg, white granulated sugar, vanilla extract, cooking oil, and milk.

NOTE: If you want the cake sweeter add 1/3 cup of sugar instead of 1/4 cup of sugar.

Add the flour, salt, baking powder, and cocoa powder to a sifter and sift those ingredients into the bowl. If you don't have a sifter just whisk those together in a separate bowl first then add them. Stir those ingredients in to finish the cake batter.

Peel and slice your bananas. You can cut them lengthwise or cut them into little medallions.

Preheat the oven to 350F/176C.

Add an oven-safe skillet to your burner and set the heat to medium-low. Add the butter and allow it to melt. Move the butter up the edges of the pan to coat it. Once melted add the brown sugar and stir. Cook for a few minutes until the brown sugar dissolves, no need to completely caramelize it, but you can. Just be careful, because it will continue to cook when baking.

Now, add the bananas cut side down in the skillet with sugar and butter. Pour the cake batter evenly over the top and spread it out with a spatula.

Bake the cake in the oven for 18 to 22 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean when poked in the center.

NOTE: IF you don't have an oven-safe skillet you will need to pour the butter and sugar mixture into a prepared cake pan (greased with shortening or butter and floured). Then pour the batter over that to bake it.

Allow the cake to cool for about 10 minutes then place a plate over the skillet and flip it over to remove the cake from the skillet. Slice the cake and serve. Enjoy!

Print the chocolate banana upside down cake here if you want.

Now watch those steps in action with this video tutorial.