Caramelized Upside Down Banana Cake

🥘 Ingredients

• Trader Joe's Banana Bread Mix
  1 box
• bananas
  2 to 3, 1
• brown sugar
  1/2 c
• coconut
• eggs
  2 large
• unsalted butter
  4 Tbsp
• vegetable oil
  1/3 c
• water
  3/4 c
• whipped cream

🍳 Cookware

• pan
• pastry brush
• large bowl
• baking sheet
• toothpick
• cake plate

1. 1

   Preheat oven to {350%°F}. Spray pan with coconut oil spray; set aside.

   coconut
2. 2

   Pour unsalted butter (melted) into the cake pan. Use a pastry brush to butter sides of pan. Evenly sprinkle brown sugar over the butter.

   unsalted butter: 4 Tbsp, brown sugar: 1/2 c
3. 3

   Fan bananas (sliced) out from center of pan like spokes of a wheel; cover the entire pan bottom with banana slices. Use short pieces to fill in gaps. Stand short banana pieces around sides of pan (cut side in), spaced side by side; set pan aside.

   bananas: 2 to 3
4. 4

   In a large bowl , make batter with Trader Joe's Banana Bread Mix according to pack directions (usually requires eggs , vegetable oil , and water ). Optional: Fold in bananas (mashed) for extra flavor.

   Trader Joe's Banana Bread Mix: 1 box, eggs: 2 large, vegetable oil: 1/3 c, water: 3/4 c, bananas: 1
5. 5

   Place pan on baking sheet and gently pour batter over bananas.
6. 6

   Place on center rack of oven and bake for 55 to ⏱️ 65 minutes , or until center is set, golden brown, and springy to the touch. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean. Avoid having toothpick reach the gooey caramelized bananas.
7. 7

   Allow cake to cool for at least {1%hour} before inverting onto a cake plate .
8. 8

   Serve with whipped cream if desired.

   whipped cream