BANANA-CHOCOLATE CHIP UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Banana-Chocolate Chip Upside Down Cake image

A low fat recipe that is great. The cake (without the caramelized banana topping) can be made by itself in a loaf pan.

Provided by Irmgard

Categories Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar, plus
2 tablespoons firmly packed dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons water
3 medium ripe bananas
1/2 lemon, juice of
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 large egg
1 large egg white
1 cup banana, puree (2 medium bananas)
1/2 cup low-fat sour cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Steps:

To make the topping, mix the brown sugar and water together in an 8-inch square metal cake pan or cast iron skillet.
Heat the mixture until it begins to boil, reduce the heat and simmer 45 seconds, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
When cool, slice the bananas into 1/4-inch thick slices.
Arrange them in rows over the melted sugar in the pan, overlapping them slightly.
Sprinkle the slices with the lemon juice.
To make the cake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon into a large bowl.
Stir in the granulated sugar.
In a separate bowl, mix together the butter, egg, egg white, banana puree, sour cream and vanilla.
Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and stir in the wet ingredients until just combined.
Fold in the chocolate chips.
Carefully spread the batter over the bananas and bake for 40 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to cool for at least 20 minutes.
Loosen the edges of the cake from the pan and invert on a serving platter.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2837.6, Fat 62.9, SaturatedFat 36, Cholesterol 319.8, Sodium 2548.9, Carbohydrate 552.6, Fiber 22.8, Sugar 341.2, Protein 41.1