Banana-Coconut Upside-Down Cake

Name: Banana-Coconut Upside-Down Cake
Prep time: 52 min
Cook time: 52 min
Total time: 52 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 4 bananas, sliced 1/4 inch thick; 473 milliliters loosely packed shredded coconut; 2 larges eggs; 414 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps lemon juice; 177 milliliters packed light brown sugar; 177 milliliters milk; 1 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters sugar; 113 grams stick unsalted butter, softened; 4 Tbsps unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Banana-Coconut Upside-Down Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This vegetarian recipe serves 8. One serving contains 558 calories, 6g of protein, and 26g of fat. Head to the store and pick up milk, lemon juice, coconut, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 52 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375F. Make topping: Melt butter over medium-high heat in a 10- or 12-inch ovenproof skillet that is at least 2 inches deep. Stir in brown sugar and cook, stirring often, until smooth, 1 minute.

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Brown Sugar

Butter

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Frying Pan

Oven

Add lemon juice; stir until bubbling, 1 minute. Arrange bananas in a flat layer over bottom of pan and cook until softened, 2 minutes.

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Lemon Juice

Banana

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Frying Pan

Sprinkle coconut on top and remove from heat.

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Coconut

Mix flour, baking powder and salt. With an electric mixer, beat butter on high speed until creamy, 3 minutes.

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Baking Powder

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Hand Mixer

Add sugar; beat until light and fluffy, 5 minutes. Reduce speed and add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in vanilla. Alternate adding flour mixture and milk, starting and ending with flour.

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Vanilla

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg

Milk

Pour batter over bananas; spread evenly. Be careful not to mix bananas and coconut into batter.

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Banana

Coconut

Spread

Bake until cake springs back slightly when touched in center, 30 to 40 minutes.

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Oven

Let cake sit in skillet for 5 minutes to allow juices to blend into cake. Run a knife around outside of cake to loosen, then carefully invert onto a wire rack to cool.

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Wire Rack