March 28, 2008

Strawberry-Orange-Banana Upside-Down Cake

The cake batter for this dessert contains mashed banana, and the topper (which is baked on the bottom) has chopped strawberries and mandarin oranges in a brown sugar-butter syrup.

 

Ingredients:
6 Tbsp. butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 small can mandarin oranges (drain and save 1/4 cup syrup)
1 quart (4 cups) strawberries, hulled and chopped
2 eggs
1 stick butter (1/2 cup), (softened)
2 ripe medium bananas (mashed)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup granulated sugar
2 cups flour
Method

Preheat oven at 350 degrees. Melt the 6 Tbsp. butter in a 9x13x2-inch baking pan in the preheating oven. Remove from oven when melted. Add the 1/4 cup reserved syrup from the mandarin oranges; mix in brown sugar. Add strawberries and mandarin oranges. Set aside. In mixing bowl beat eggs until fluffy, mix in bananas and the 1 stick softened butter. At low speed add baking soda, baking powder, vanilla, sugar, and then flour. Spread this mixture over the fruit in the pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool about 5 minutes; carefully turn cake out onto serving platter.