Caramel-walnut Upside-down Banana Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 26 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 56 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• nonstick vegetable cooking spray
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup golden brown sugar (packed)
• 3 tablespoons dark corn syrup (karo)
• 3/4 cup walnut halves or 3/4 cup walnut pieces
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup golden brown sugar (packed)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup mashed very ripe banana (2 to 3 large)
• 3 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 tablespoon dark rum
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• whipped cream or vanilla ice cream

Recipe

• 1 topping.
• 2 spray 8 inch round cake pan with 2 inch high sides with nonstick spray.
• 3 bring butter,sugar and corn syrup to boil in medium saucepan, stirring constantly until butter melts:boil for 1 minute.
• 4 stir in nuts;spread topping in prepared pan and let cool completely.
• 5 cake.
• 6 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 7 sift first four ingredients into medium bowl.
• 8 using electric mixer, beat butter and both sugars in large bowl until blended.
• 9 beat in eggs 1 at a time, then mashed bananas,sour cream,rum and vanilla.
• 10 beat in dry ingredients just until combined.
• 11 spoon batter into pan.
• 12 bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 55 minutes.
• 13 cool 15 minutes.
• 14 cut around cake and place platter over pan. holding pan and platter together, turn over.
• 15 let stand 5 minutes then gently lift off pan.
• 16 cool at least 15 minutes for topping to set.
• 17 serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.