Banana Upside Down Cake
4 Tbls butter
1 cup brown sugar
3 Tbls maple syrup
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
4 large bananas -- sliced 1/4" thick
1 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 pinch salt
3/4 cup sugar
6 Tbls butter
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
6 Tbls milk
For topping, melt butter in heavy saucepan and blend in sugar. Pour into 9-inch
cake pan. Spread to coat pan. Pour maple syrup over sugar. Sprinkle with nuts.
Place sliced bananas over nuts. For cake, mix together next four ingredients. In
another bowl, beat sugar and butter until creamy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add
dry ingredients alternately with milk.
Spoon batter over bananas. Bake at 325 degrees until done, about 55 minutes.
Cook cake on rack 30 minutes. Run knife around edges. Invert cake and let stand
3 minutes. Gently lift off pan. Serve warm with sweetened whipped cream.
Lisa
http://www.nancyskitchen.com
