Name: Banana rum and raisin upside-down cake
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 1/3 cup raisins, finely chopped; 1/4 cup dark rum; 3/4 cup caster sugar; 2 medium bananas, thinly sliced diagonally; 3/4 cup plain flour; 1/3 cup self-raising flour; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 cup mashed overripe banana; 2 eggs; 2/3 cup vegetable oil; 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

Ingredients

1/3 cup raisins, finely chopped

1/4 cup dark rum

3/4 cup caster sugar

2 medium bananas, thinly sliced diagonally

3/4 cup plain flour

1/3 cup self-raising flour

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 cup mashed overripe banana

2 eggs

2/3 cup vegetable oil

3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

Method

Banana rum and raisin upside down cake

1.Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Grease and line a 22cm (base diameter) round cake pan with baking paper. Combine raisins and half the rum in a small bowl.

2.Place caster sugar and 3/4 cup water in a medium saucepan over moderate heat. Cook and stir, without boiling, until sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil. Boil, uncovered, without stirring, for 10 minutes or until caramel in colour. Remove from heat. Stir in remaining rum. Pour toffee mixture into prepared pan. Arrange sliced banana over toffee mixture.

3.Using an electric mixer, beat flours, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon, mashed banana, eggs, oil and brown sugar in a large bowl until smooth and combined (do not over-mix). Stir raisin mixture into cake mixture. Pour into prepared pan; level top. Bake for 40 minutes or until a skewer inserted at centre comes out clean. Cool cake in pan for 5 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Serve with whipped cream.
Note

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Banana rum and raisin upside down cake

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