Banana-Pecan and Dulce de Leche Upside Down Cake
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 large eggs at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch salt
- ½ cup milk
- 2 ripe bananas mashed
- ¼ cup dulce de leche or arequipe
Instructions
- Place a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter a round cake pan.
- To make the topping: Heat a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the butter and sugar, cook stirring occasionally, until itu2019s browned, about 5 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and add the pecans. Pour the butter-sugar mixture into the cake pan. Using a rubber spatula, spread the mixture out so it to covers the bottom of the pan.
- Arrange banana slices evenly. Press the slices into the butter-sugar mixture.
- To make the cake: Using a sieve over a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl with a hand-held electric mixer, combine the butter and sugar and mix at a low speed until just incorporated. Raise the speed to high and mix until light and fluffy, about 10 minutes. (Occasionally turn the mixer off, and scrape the sides of the bowl down with a rubber spatula.)
- Add the eggs one at time, waiting for each one to be fully incorporated before adding the next.
- Reduce the speed of the mixer to low. Add the flour mixture, milk, dulce de leche and banana. Raise the speed to medium and mix briefly until a smooth batter is formed.
- Pour the batter over the banana layer, distributing evenly. Bake the cake, rotating the pan once during cooking, until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cakes comes out clean, about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Remove the cake from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
- Run a knife around the edge of the pan to release the cake. Carefully invert the cake onto a serving plate.
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Hola everyone,
If you are searching for that one great banana cake recipe, the one that will always impress people, taste great, is easy to throw together yet so hard to mess up, then this is the cake for you.
A couple of weeks ago I was feeling guilty about the ripe bananas sitting on my counter that were about to go bad, so I made this Banana-Pecan and Dulce de Leche Upside Down Cake... and it was soooo delicious. Upside Down Cake is best served warm and even better with vanilla ice cream.
I can't wait to make it again. Buen provecho!
Katie
As someone living in Argentina, I think I'm qualified to opine on desserts featuring dulce de leche. This cake looks out of this world!!! I will definitely be giving it a try. Thanks for posting your creation.
Baking is my Zen
Ooooooooooooooooooooh you did it again! Great recipe!
Carmen
Maria
Oh, my, goodness!! That cake is divine ... I love dulce de lche as is but in this cake with pecans. That gooey goodness is making me salivate!
Erica
Thank you guys for the wonderful comments!
Anna
Oh My God!!! Erica, I subscribe to your feed, so this morning I saw in my email the title of your cake, and the whole time in the shower all I could think about was upside down dulce de leche banana cake. It's a combination of my most favorite things. And now that I've seen it. I'm almost drooling. It looks sooo good.
Rachana
A very rich and delicious cake!
lisa
I don't like the flavor of banana bread but this, well this could just put me over the edge.
Joan Nova
I don't usually comment on dessert posts (because I don't bake + avoid sweets and therefore can't relate). However, I have to make an exception here. This looks delicious! And I want some.
rebecca subbiah
wow this looks so good
sanyukta gour(bayes)
looks awesome dear...lovley pics...u made me drool early this morning tht too after workout..nt fair..pass me tht heavenly slice
norma
You are killimg e Erica.....This is scrumptious...must try on a pecan lover friend
Angie's Recipes
A very rich and yummy cake!
Melanie
Beautiful cake Erica--thanks for sharing. YUM
Sandi
Wow does that look delicious Erica!!! I want to bite my monitor...LOL!!!!
Jeannie
Wow! what a beauty! I want a piece of that!:D
Belinda @zomppa
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo I want half of this!