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banana blueberry upside-down cake

icook65 avatar
Recipe by
Robin Lieneke
@icook65
Chamois, MO

This is a story of I have three bananas that I need to use and I'm tired of banana bread. Was thinking hard about what I could do that would be completely different and avoid having to go to the store. It's blueberry season so I decided to combine the two and substitute for the pineapple in an upside-down cake recipe. The result is beautiful and delicious.

yield 12 -15
prep time 15 Min
cook time 50 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For banana blueberry upside-down cake

  • 1 box
    yellow cake mix
  • 3
    eggs
  • 1/2 c
    mayonnaise
  • 3/4 c
    milk (i use vanilla almond milk)
  • 2 c
    blueberries, fresh or frozen
  • 3
    bananas
  • 3
    bananas
  • 2 Tbsp
    butter
  • 2 Tbsp
    butter
  • 2 tsp
    pure vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp
    pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 c
    brown sugar
  • 1/2 c
    brown sugar
  • GLAZE
  • GLAZE
  • 1/2 c
    powdered sugar
  • 1/2 c
    powdered sugar
  • 1-2 Tbsp
    heavy cream
  • 1-2 Tbsp
    heavy cream
  • 1/2 tsp
    pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp
    pure vanilla extract

How To Make banana blueberry upside-down cake

  • 1
    Melt butter in a large (11 in.) cast iron skillet on medium heat. Add blueberries, 2 sliced bananas, 1 tsp vanilla and brown sugar and stir together until everything is coated and bubbly. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer while you mix up the cake ingredients.
  • 2
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Whip together the mayonnaise, milk, 1 tsp vanilla, eggs and 1 mashed banana until it is smooth and there are no lumps. Add cake mix and whip on medium speed for 1 minute. Turn mixer up to high and whip for 2 minutes.
  • 3
    Mix one half cup blueberries with flour and stir until blueberries are coated. Add blueberries to the cake mixture and gently stir until evenly distributed. Do not be too vigorous, the blueberries will distribute more evenly if you keep it gentle.
  • 4
    Gently pour cake mixture over the blueberries and bananas in the cast iron skillet, being careful not to stir up the bottom. Make sure cake mix is all the way to the sides and even all the way around. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on a rack. Loosen the sides and then Invert the pan on platter and let sit for a minute or two. Lift off the skillet.
  • 5
    Glaze: Stir together all ingredients till smooth. You can adjust the amount of cream till desired consistency. Drizzle over cake and it's ready to serve with some whipped cream.
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