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A Banana Ginger Upside Down Cake sits in a white loaf pan, cut into slices with bananas and raisins on top and two forks sitting beside the pan.

Banana Ginger Upside Down Cake

  • Author: Keith Recker

Description

Imagine a banana’s foster treat in upside down cake form.

Ingredients

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For the Topping:

  • ½ cup butter 
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar 
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon 
  • ¼ tsp ground cloves 
  • 2 or 3 tbsp spiced rum 
  • ½ cup raisins 
  • 1 bananas (1 sliced lengthwise in half, and one sliced in rounds) 

For the Cake:

  • 1 cup flour  
  • 1 tsp baking powder  
  • ½ tsp baking soda 
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon 
  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg 
  • 2 tsp ground ginger 
  • Generous pinch of salt 
  • 1/3 cup butter (room temperature) 
  • ½ cup brown sugar  
  • 1 tbsp molasses 
  • 2 eggs (room temperature) 
  • 1/2 cup whole milk 
  • 2 tbsp spiced rum 

Instructions

  1. Remove butter and eggs from refrigerator and let them come to room temperature. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Oil a non-stick loaf pan. Cut a rectangle of parchment paper to line bottom.
  3. Combine all topping ingredients except bananas in a saucepan. Stir gently with a spatula until butter is bubbling and all ingredients are well combined. Turn off heat and set aside.
  4. Arrange the sliced bananas, flat sides down, on the parchment paper.
  5. Pour the saucepan of butter, sugar, and raisins mixture over the bananas. Use the tip of a teaspoon to nudge raisins into any spaces not covered by bananas.
  6. In the bowl of a stand mixer, mix all cake ingredients together on medium speed until well combined. We use a whipping cage for this. Scrape the bowl down at least once.
  7. Pour the cake batter over the bananas in the loaf pan. Spread it evenly with a spatula.
  8. Bake for 35 minutes or until a wooden skewer emerges cleanly from the cake.
  9. Remove the cake from the oven and place on cooling rack. Let it settle and cool for 15 to 20 minutes.
  10. Place a platter over the loaf pan. Using oven mitts, place one hand on the platter and the other under the loaf pan. Flip quickly. The parchment paper should make removing the loaf pan very easy.
  11. Carefully remove the parchment paper. Keep a table knife in one hand to scrape any raisin back into place.
  12. Slice and serve while still warm with dollops of whipped cream or a scoop of ice cream.

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