This is the easiest cake that I have ever made. The caramelized bananas remind me of either a french dessert, or Bananas Foster. This is definitely one of my family's favourite cakes. It is so delicious served warm right out of the oven. And tastes incredible the next day too.
INGREDIENTS:
Caramelized Part:
6 tablespoons of salted butter, melted
1/4 cup loosely packed brown sugar
1 large banana or 2 small, sliced about 1/4 inch thick, not overly ripe, you should use a firm ripe banana
Cake:
1 very ripe large mashed banana or 2 small
3 tablespoons of salted butter, melted
1 large egg
1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
METHOD:
Preheat oven to 350F. Butter a 9-inch round cake pan. Beat the brown sugar and melted butter until the mixture is very smooth. Spread on the bottom of the pan, getting into all the sides. Arrange the sliced bananas on top beginning on the outer part of the pan, in a circular pattern. Do not overlap.
Place in preheated oven for 5 minutes.
Remove from the oven and cover the bananas with the following batter:
In a large bow, beat the egg, sugar, cooled melted butter, mashed banana, and vanilla extract. Do not over beat. Mix the flour, salt and baking powder in another bowl and stir into the banana mixture. Stirring gently until just combined. The batter will be thick, do not worry if the batter doesn't cover the entire surface of the bananas. The batter will spread as it bakes.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Let it cool for 15 minutes, remove from the cake pan using an offset spatula and then invert over a serving dish. Place the serving dish on top of the baking pan and then carefully using both hands flip the bottom pan up.
Serve with freshly whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
