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Banana Upside-Down Cake




Source of Recipe


Crisco


List of Ingredients




1 Cup Firmly Packed Brown Sugar
6 Tablespoons Butter, room temperature
2 Large Ripe Bananas, sliced
1 1/2 Cups Cake Flour
3/4 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1 Cup Mashed Ripe Bananas (about 2)
1/2 Cup Buttermilk
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 1/4 Cups Sugar
1/3 Cup Crisco Shortening
2 Eggs

Recipe



Position rack in lowest third of oven and preheat to 350 degrees.

Using electric mixer, cream brown sugar and butter until well mixed. spread over bottom of 9-inch square baking dish with 2-inch high sides. Arrange banana slice atop brown sugar mixture, covering completely; set cake pan aside.

Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a small bowl. Mix mashed bananas, buttermilk and vanilla in another small bowl. Using electric mixer, cream sugar and Crisco until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk mixture, mixing until just combined. Pour batter over bananas in pan. Bake until cake pulls away from sides of pan and tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean, about 1 hour 5 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool slightly.

Turn cake out onto serving plate and serve warm or at room temperature.