Get the Recipe: Banana Upside Down Brownies
Sticky, sweet, and spiced to perfection! This Banana Upside Down Cake blends caramelized fruit with a fluffy, golden sponge. It’s a simple, gluten-free masterpiece that’s buttery, moist, and bursting with real banana flavor. Pure comfort food.
Ingredients
- 3 medium bananas, sliced into coins
- 2 tbsp water
- ¾ cup maple sugar or coconut sugar, see note
Cake Batter
- 1 cup gluten free flour, see note
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup avocado oil
- ¾ cup maple sugar or coconut sugar, see note
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a 9 inch circular cake pan with parchment paper.
- Carefully slice the bananas into coins. Place in the parchment lined pan.
- In a small saucepan, combine the maple sugar and water. Cook on low medium heat, stirring occasionally, until a runny caramel sauce forms.
- Pour this caramel sauce over the bananas in the pan.
- Then, make the cake batter. In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and sea salt.
- Then, add in the mashed bananas, eggs, oil, sugar, and vanilla. Stir together.
- Pour this cake batter on top of the bananas. Smooth into an even layer.
- Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to cool for 1 hour. Then take a knife and run it along the edges of the pan. Place a large pan or platter on top of the pan and very gently invert the pan. Remove the pan and parchment paper. Serve!
Notes
- I prefer to use unrefined sugar (maple sugar or coconut sugar) but feel free to use white or brown sugar instead.
- If you are not gluten free, feel free to use all purpose flour.
- Do not let the caramel sauce burn. Stir to prevent burning.
- Since this cake is very gooey and moist, it is best eaten within 24 hours.
- Store any leftovers at room temperature in an airtight container.
Calories: 241kcal, Carbohydrates: 41g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 9g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 6g, Trans Fat: 0.003g, Cholesterol: 33mg, Sodium: 286mg, Potassium: 194mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 22g, Vitamin A: 80IU, Vitamin C: 4mg, Calcium: 17mg, Iron: 1mg