Iron Skillet Bananas Foster Upside Down Cake - Dee Dee's

Recipe Rating:	3 Ratings5
Category:	Cakes
Keywords:	rum, RipeBananas, MaraschinoCherries
Serves:	8 to 10
Prep Time:	10 Min
Cook Time:	45 Min

Ingredients

1/2 c	butter, softened and divided
2 Tbsp	rum
1 c	light brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 c	chopped pecans, toasted
2 md	ripe bananas
7	maraschino cherries
3/4 c	granulated sugar, divided
2 lg	eggs
3/4 c	milk
1/2 c	sour cream
1 tsp	vanilla extract
2 c	all purpose baking mix
1/4 tsp	cinnamon
	whipped cream, optional
NOTE: I USED PAT DURAN'S HOMEMADE BISQUICK MIX FOR MY ALL PURPOSE BAKING MIX

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Diane Hopson Smith

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Pine Mountain, GA (pop. 1,304)

DeeDee2011

Member Since Aug 2011

Diane Hopson's Notes:

A different but very nice twist on upside down cakes.

One bite of this cake and you wiil become a devoted fan.

I love anything Bananas Foster so this upside down cake hit a home run with me.

Made this today and oh my how nice the house smelled while baking this divine cake!

Hope you enjoy!

Directions

Melt 1/4 cup butter in 10-inch cast iron skillet over low heat; stir in rum. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter mixture. Remove from heat.

Sprinkle pecans evenly over brown sugar mixture. Cut bananas in half crosswise; cut each half lengthwise into 3 slices. Arrange banana slices in a spoke pattern over pecans. Cut 6 cherries in half. Place one cherry half between each banana slice. Place the remaining whole cherry in the center of skillet.

Beat remaining 1/4 cup butter and 1/2 cup sugar in a large bowl at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating just until blended afer each addition. Add milk, sour cream and vanilla, beating just until blended. Combine baking mix and cinnamon. Add cinnamon mixture to milk mixture, beating just until blended.

Beat egg whites in a large bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in remainign 1/4 cup sugar until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter. Spread batter evenly over bananas in skillet.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in skillet on wire rack for 10 minutes. Invert onto a serving plate. Serve warm with whipped cream, if desired.

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Diane Hopson Smith DeeDee2011

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Nana's Kitchen CinStraw

Sep 27, 2011

WOW...send it to me NOW!!!
Sweetie, this looks wonderful.

Diane Hopson Smith DeeDee2011

Sep 27, 2011

Cindy, I just had a piece warm outta the oven..well I did cool for 10 minutes....it is so good! I had a small piece, I think I'd have to lay down had I eat a big piece...it's rich!

Nana's Kitchen CinStraw

Sep 27, 2011

It looks rich too.

Diane Hopson Smith DeeDee2011

Sep 27, 2011

LOL...I ate 1/2 of a pimento cheese sandwich for lunch so I could indulge. I probably shouldn't have any sandwich at all.

donna morales Donnald07

Sep 27, 2011

OMG Dee this looks so amazing. I saved this one. I have all the ingredients for it so don't have to worry about getting anything at the store. Another great recipe for big daddy's wednesday night poker game.