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Bolo De Banana (Spiced banana upside down cake)

A classic Brazilian spiced banana upside down cake, made with caramelized onions, and a moist crumb cake.
Author Diana
Servings 8 servings
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Equipment

  • 9-inch cake pan

Ingredients

For the Cake:

  • 200 grams all purpose flour 1 1/2 cups
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 100 grams butter 1/2 cup
  • 200 grams granulated sugar 2 cups
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs at room temperature, separated
  • ½ cup milk
  • ¼ tsp cream of tartar

For the Topping:

  • 3 bananas
  • ½ cup light brown sugar
  • 4 tablespoons butter ½ a stick
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 360°F/180°C, and grease a 9-inch round pan with oil or softened butter.
  • In a mixing bowl using a hand mixer, beat the butter with sugar until smooth and creamy, then add the vanilla and mix. Add 2 egg yolks and beat well.
  • Add the flour, salt and baking powder to the mixture and mix. Followed by the milk and mix well.
  • Beat egg whites with cream of tartar (this should take a couple of minutes) then gently fold in the mixture into batter using a rubber spatula.
  • To prepare the topping, in a sauce pan mix the butter with the brown sugar and spices on medium heat, using a spoon mix to prevent it from being burnt until the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat.
  • Pour the caramel mixture into greased pan, then arrange the slices of the bananas on top. Next, pour the batter into pan and smooth the top.
  • Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let the cake cool down for 10 minutes.