Mini Banana Upside Down Cake

This incredible Banana Upside Down Cake is the perfect dessert to make if you have 1 banana to use. Caramelized bananas top a buttery, easy to make "quarter" pound cake. This mini upside down cake is the perfect size for one or two people. If you like bananas, you will absolutely LOVE this cake!

This Caramelized Banana Upside Down Cake is the perfect dessert to make when you have just one banana. It's a mini cake and it's the ideal size for one or two people.

Banana Upside Down Cake

Melted butter and brown sugar make the perfect topping for this delightful cake. Together with sliced bananas they caramelize and create a buttery, sweet top layer to a perfectly tender "quarter" pound cake.

Why This Recipe Works

• This is the perfect recipe to use one banana in.
• Upside down cakes are classic desserts and they're so pretty.
• An upside down cake is easy to make and absolutely delicious!
• The batter for this upside down cake produces a perfectly moist and flavorful cake.

I used a 7 inch round springform pan to bake this mini cake and found it to be the perfect size. You can use any non-springform baking dish of a similar size.

Ingredient Notes

See recipe box below for ingredient amounts and full recipe instructions.

• Butter: I use salted butter in this cake recipe. For the banana base, use melted butter and for the cake batter, use softened butter.
• Brown sugar: Use for the sweet banana base.
• Banana: Use one sliced banana to lay on the bottom of the pan.
• Sugar, salt, and vanilla extract: For flavor.
• Egg: One large egg adds structure to the cake.
• Flour: Use all-purpose (plain) flour.
• Baking powder: A leavening agent that causes the batter to rise.
• Milk: Milk moistens the batter and builds structure to the batter. It also helps to give the cake a crisp crust. Use whole milk, 1%, 2%, skim or almond milk.

How To Make This Recipe

1. Mix together brown sugar and melted butter in a small bowl.
2. Spread the sugar mixture on the bottom of your baking pan.
3. Top with slices of one banana.
4. Pour cake batter over the bananas and bake.

• Remove the cake from the oven to cool and if using a springform pan, release the attachment and flip onto your cake plate. If using a mini cake pan, place a plate over the top and invert.

Expert Tips

• The batter is fairly thick and will require a spatula or a large spoon to help the batter out of the mixing bowl and to spread evenly over the banana.
• Place your springform pan on a rimmed baking sheet in case any sugar leaks out of the base of the pan.
• Insert a toothpick into the cake when you have reached the 40 minute mark. If the toothpick comes out clean, with no wet batter stuck to it, the cake is ready. If there is wet batter on the toothpick, place the cake back in the oven and bake for another 5 to 10 minutes.
• Although this dessert is wonderful at room temperature. It is absolutely spectacular when it is enjoyed warm from baking.

Banana Desserts

If you have one or two overripe bananas, you might like to use them in any of these easy banana recipes:

• Small Batch Banana Muffins (2 bananas)
• Grilled Pound Cake with Limoncello Bananas (1 banana)
• Banana Bread For One (1 banana)
• Banana Oat Pecan Muffins (2-3 bananas)
• Banana Cream Pie For One (1 banana)
• Bananas Foster For One (1 banana)

Other Single Serving and Mini Cake Recipes

• Pineapple Upside Down Cake For One
• Mini King Cake
• 2-Ingredient Chocolate Cake For One
• Coffee Cake For One
• Flourless Chocolate Cake For One
• No Bake Cheesecake For One
• Small Carrot Cake
• Mini Pound Cake
• Mini Spice Cake

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