Banana-Coconut Upside Down Cake

Jackolyn Smith

Source: online recipes

Ingredients:

• 1 box yellow cake mix
• 3 whole eggs
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup water
• 6 bananas sliced 1/4 inch think
• 1 1/2 cup shredded coconut
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter - divided
• 2 Tbsp lemon juice

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and spray 2 (8 inch) round cake pans with cooking spray.
2. With electric mixer, beat cake mix, eggs, oil, water, and sour cream on low until well blended. Beat on high for 2 minutes.
3. Place banana slices evenly on the bottom of the two cake pans.
4. In a small saucepan, melt the butter. Add brown sugar and lemon juice and heat until dissolved. Pour half of the brown sugar mixture into each cake pan over the bananas. Sprinkle coconut over the brown sugar sauce.
5. Pour cake batter on top of the coconut into the two pans, dividing equally.
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6. Bake 35 - 40 minutes or until toothpick in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and let sit for 5 minutes. Invert onto serving plates and slice to serve.

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Jackolyn Smith

August 2, 20130 found this helpful

I tried this a second time by baking in a 9 x 13 inch pan instead of two round ones. MISTAKE! I didn't have a platter big enough to invert it, so the sauce didn't permeate the cake, making it a sloppy mess on the bottom. So, if you make this, be sure to use the 2 round pans and invert the cake after baking. It's so good after the sauce permeates the cake itself!

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Jackie H.
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November 10, 20160 found this helpful

I want to try this and try to stack the two layers, by putting the 2nd layer upside down onto the first layer, so the banana side will be on top, then top with whipped topping...*just an idea* and an attractive one* I wish you had posted a picture!

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Anonymous

November 10, 20160 found this helpful

You don't combine the two layers to make one two layer cake???

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