Best 7 Caramel Walnut Upsidedown Banana Cake Recipes

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Indulge your taste buds with the tantalizing Caramel Walnut Upside-Down Banana Cake, a symphony of flavors that will transport you to a world of culinary delight. This delectable cake features a caramelized banana and walnut topping that rests upon a moist and fluffy banana cake base, creating a harmonious blend of textures and flavors. The caramel sauce, made with a combination of brown sugar, butter, and cream, adds a luscious richness that complements the sweetness of the bananas and the crunch of the walnuts. The cake batter itself is infused with the essence of bananas, resulting in a moist and tender crumb that melts in your mouth.

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

CARAMEL-WALNUT UPSIDEDOWN BANANA CAKE



Caramel-Walnut Upsidedown Banana Cake image

Provided by Jill O'Connor

Categories     Cake     Rum     Mixer     Dessert     Bake     Banana     Walnut     Sour Cream     Bon Appétit     Kidney Friendly     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Makes 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 20

Topping:
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
3 tablespoons dark corn syrup
3/4 cup walnut halves or pieces
Cake:
1 3/4 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup mashed very ripe bananas (2 to 3 large)
3 tablespoons sour cream
1 tablespoon dark rum
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Whipped cream or vanilla ice cream

Steps:

  • For topping:
  • Spray 8-inch round cake pan with 2-inch-high sides with nonstick spray. Bring butter, sugar, and corn syrup to boil in medium saucepan, stirring constantly until butter melts. Boil syrup 1 minute. Stir in nuts. Spread topping in prepared pan. Let topping cool completely.
  • For cake:
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Sift first 4 ingredients into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter and both sugars in large bowl until blended. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then mashed bananas, sour cream, rum, and vanilla. Beat in dry ingredients in 2 additions just until combined. Spoon batter into pan.
  • Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Cool 15 minutes. Cut around cake. Place platter over pan. Holding pan and platter together, turn over. Let stand 5 minutes, then gently lift off pan. Cool at least 15 minutes for topping to set. Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

BANANA UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE



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Like a cross between bananas Foster and pineapple upside-down cake, this homey dessert is topped with caramelized banana slices and crunchy walnuts. Cooking the brown sugar in a skillet before adding the fruit gives you a particularly deep, complex flavor. Because of the moisture in the topping, you'll need to bake this cake a little longer than other, similar butter cakes. Underbaked cake will be soggy and apt to fall apart, but an ideal result will have a well-browned surface and dark, slightly crunchy edges.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories     cakes, dessert

Time 1h

Yield 1 (10-inch) cake

Number Of Ingredients 16

4 tablespoons/56 grams unsalted butter
1/3 cup/71 grams light brown sugar
2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (see Tip)
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 pound bananas (about 3 large bananas), sliced lengthwise into 1/2-inch-thick planks
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus more for greasing the pan
1 cup/200 grams granulated sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1/2 cup/118 milliliters sour cream or plain whole-milk yogurt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups/195 grams all-purpose flour

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Make the topping: In an oven-safe 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add the brown sugar, lemon juice and salt, and whisk until the brown sugar melts, 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Let cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture starts to smell like caramel and darkens slightly, about 1 minute longer. (Don't walk away, or the mixture may burn.) The mixture will clump and separate, but that's OK.
  • Add bananas and nuts, gently tossing to coat with the caramel. Remove from heat and arrange fruit into an even layer on bottom of skillet. Ignore any sugar clumps; they will dissolve during baking.
  • Make the cake: In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter, sugar, vanilla and lemon zest until thoroughly combined. Whisk in eggs, one at a time. Add sour cream and whisk until well mixed. Sprinkle in baking powder, salt and baking soda into the batter, one at a time, and whisking vigorously after each addition.
  • Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in flour until just incorporated. The mixture will be lumpy, but that's OK. Don't overmix. Scrape batter into the skillet over the fruit and spread evenly.
  • Bake until surface is deeply browned all over (with darker brown edges) and the fruit is lightly bubbling around the sides of the skillet, about 35 to 45 minutes, rotating halfway through. A toothpick inserted into cake will come out clean.
  • Once the cake is out of the oven, immediately run a butter knife or offset spatula around the edge of the skillet. Let sit for 10 to 15 minutes to cool slightly. Carefully invert cake into serving platter. If some fruit or nuts stick to bottom of skillet, gently remove them using an offset spatula or knife and place them back onto cake. Let the cake cool until the fruit topping sets, at least 30 minutes to 1 hour, before serving. Cake is best served on the day it is baked.

BANANA-WALNUT UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE



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Make and share this Banana-walnut Upside-down Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by evelynathens

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h20m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 cup packed golden brown sugar
1/4 cup butter
3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
1/4 cup toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped
4 large ripe bananas, peeled,cut diagonally into ¼ inch thick slices (you may need up to 5 bananas)
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sugar
6 tablespoons butter, room temperature
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 tablespoons milk
sweetened whipped cream, to serve

Steps:

  • For topping: Preheat oven to 325F.
  • Combine sugar and butter in medium saucepan.
  • Stir over low heat until butter melts and mixture is well blended.
  • Pour into 9-inch diameter cake pan.
  • Spread to coat bottom of pan.
  • Pour maple syrup over sugar mixture.
  • Sprinkle nuts evenly over.
  • Place banana slices in concentric circles on nuts, overlapping slightly, and covering bottom.
  • For cake: Stir flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in medium bowl to blend.
  • Beat sugar and butter in another bowl until creamy.
  • Add egg and vanilla; beat until light and fluffy.
  • Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk in 3 additions.
  • Spoon batter over bananas.
  • Bake until tester comes out clean, about 55 minutes.
  • Transfer cake to rack.
  • Run knife around pan sides.
  • Cool cake on rack 25 minutes.
  • Place cake plate over pan; invert cake.
  • Let stand 3 minutes, then gently lift off pan.
  • Serve warm with whipped cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 447.5, Fat 18.2, SaturatedFat 9.9, Cholesterol 63, Sodium 311.9, Carbohydrate 70.5, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 49.4, Protein 4.3

CARAMEL-WALNUT UPSIDE-DOWN BANANA CAKE



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This is a new take on the standard pineapple upside-down cake. Brown sugar caramel and walnuts top a super moist banana cake. From the March 2008 issue on Bon Appetit.

Provided by Leslie in Texas

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h26m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

nonstick vegetable cooking spray
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 cup golden brown sugar (packed)
3 tablespoons dark corn syrup (Karo)
3/4 cup walnut halves or 3/4 cup walnut pieces
1 3/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup golden brown sugar (packed)
2 large eggs
1 cup mashed very ripe banana (2 to 3 large)
3 tablespoons sour cream
1 tablespoon dark rum
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
whipped cream or vanilla ice cream

Steps:

  • Topping.
  • Spray 8 inch round cake pan with 2 inch high sides with nonstick spray.
  • Bring butter,sugar and corn syrup to boil in medium saucepan, stirring constantly until butter melts:boil for 1 minute.
  • Stir in nuts;spread topping in prepared pan and let cool completely.
  • Cake.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Sift first four ingredients into medium bowl.
  • Using electric mixer, beat butter and both sugars in large bowl until blended.
  • Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then mashed bananas,sour cream,rum and vanilla.
  • Beat in dry ingredients just until combined.
  • Spoon batter into pan.
  • Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 55 minutes.
  • Cool 15 minutes.
  • Cut around cake and place platter over pan. Holding pan and platter together, turn over.
  • Let stand 5 minutes then gently lift off pan.
  • Cool at least 15 minutes for topping to set.
  • Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

UPSIDE-DOWN BANANA CAKE WITH MAPLE-CARAMEL SAUCE



Upside-down banana cake with maple-caramel sauce image

Hot toffee sauce makes sticky, warm banana cake even more of a treat

Provided by Sarah Cook

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h55m

Number Of Ingredients 15

100g softened butter , plus extra for greasing
8 tbsp maple syrup
3 small ripe bananas and 1 very overripe banana
200g dark brown soft sugar
4 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla paste or extract
200g self-raising flour
100g pecan , broken into pieces
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
200g pot full-fat Greek yogurt , plus extra, or vanilla ice cream, to serve
100g whole pecan
100g salted butter , diced
100ml double cream
100ml maple syrup

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease a 20cm square cake tin and line the base with baking parchment. For the cake, pour in half the syrup, swirling to coat the bottom. Peel and halve the 3 ripe bananas lengthways and lay, cut-side down, in the tin.
  • Beat together the butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and overripe banana with an electric whisk. Tip the flour and pecans into a food processor and pulse until finely ground together. Stir into the butter mixture with the bicarbonate of soda and cinnamon, then stir in the yogurt. Carefully spoon into the tin without dislodging the bananas. Bake the cake for 45 mins-1 hr until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out with only moist crumbs.
  • Meanwhile, make the sauce. Toast the pecans for 1-2 mins in a pan, add the remaining ingredients and cook until the butter has melted. Then bubble for 5 mins until it has thickened a little.
  • When the cake is cooked, poke it all over with the skewer - inserting it about halfway into the cake each time. Pour over the remaining maple syrup and allow it to soak in for a few mins, then turn the cake out of the tin, upside-down, onto a serving plate. Reheat the sauce, and serve with Greek yogurt or vanilla ice cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 802 calories, Fat 51 grams fat, SaturatedFat 21 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 77 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 56 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 10 grams protein, Sodium 1.1 milligram of sodium

BANANA WALNUT UPSIDE DOWN CAKE



Banana Walnut Upside Down Cake image

Categories     Cake     Dessert     Bake     Banana     Walnut     Bon Appétit

Yield Serves 8

Number Of Ingredients 17

Topping
1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
1/4 cup coarsely chopped toasted walnuts
4 large ripe bananas. peeled, cut diagonally into 1/4-inch-thick slices
Cake
1 cup all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sugar
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 tablespoons milk
Sweetened whipped cream

Steps:

  • For topping:
  • Preheat oven to 325°F. Combine sugar and butter in heavy medium saucepan. Stir over low heat until butter melts and mixture is well blended. Pour into 9-inch-diameter cake pan with 2-inch-high sides. Spread to coat bottom of pan. Pour maple syrup over sugar mixture. Sprinkle nuts evenly over. Place banana slices in concentric circles on nuts, overlapping slightly and covering bottom.
  • For cake:
  • Stir flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in medium bowl to blend. Beat sugar and butter in another medium bowl until creamy. Add egg and vanilla; beat until light and fluffy. Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk in 3 additions. Spoon batter over bananas. Bake until tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Transfer cake to rack. Run knife around pan sides. Cool cake on rack 30 minutes. Place plate over pan; invert cake. Let stand 3 minutes, then gently lift off pan. Serve warm with whipped cream.

CARAMEL-WALNUT UPSIDE-DOWN BANANA CAKE RECIPE - (4/5)



Caramel-Walnut Upside-down Banana Cake Recipe - (4/5) image

Provided by Beepers

Number Of Ingredients 20

Topping
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
3 tablespoons dark corn syrup
3/4 cup walnut halves or pieces
Cake
1 3/4 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup mashed very ripe bananas (2 to 3 large)
3 tablespoons sour cream
1 tablespoon dark rum
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Whipped cream or vanilla ice cream

Steps:

  • topping Spray 8-inch round cake pan with 2-inch-high sides with nonstick spray. (I think I would use 9" next time, need at least 2 inch sides or cake will overflow!) Bring butter, sugar, and corn syrup to boil in medium saucepan, stirring constantly until butter melts. Boil syrup 1 minute. Stir in nuts. Spread topping in prepared pan. Let topping cool completely. cake Preheat oven to 350°F. Sift first 4 ingredients into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter and both sugars in large bowl until blended. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then mashed bananas, sour cream, rum, and vanilla. Beat in dry ingredients in 2 additions just until combined. Spoon batter into pan. Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 55 minutes (needed to cook longer.) Cool 15 minutes. Cut around cake. Place platter over pan. Holding pan and platter together, turn over. Let stand 5 minutes, then gently lift off pan. Cool at least 15 minutes for topping to set. Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

Tips:

  • Use ripe bananas for a sweeter and more flavorful cake. Overripe bananas can be used, but make sure they are not too mushy.
  • To easily remove the cake from the pan, make sure to grease and flour the pan thoroughly before pouring in the batter.
  • Do not overmix the batter, as this can result in a tough cake. Mix just until the ingredients are well combined.
  • Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Overbaking can dry out the cake.
  • Let the cake cool for at least 10 minutes before inverting it onto a serving plate. This will help prevent the caramel from sticking to the pan.

Conclusion:

This Caramel Walnut Upside-Down Banana Cake is a delicious and easy dessert that is perfect for any occasion. The combination of sweet bananas, gooey caramel, and crunchy walnuts is sure to please everyone. With its moist and flavorful crumb, this cake is sure to be a hit at your next potluck or party.

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