Brown Butter Banana Cake
Servings 8
Ingredients
- 150 gm butter
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 ripe bananas mashed
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla
FOR CARAMELIZED BANANA
- 1 banana sliced into roundrels
- 15 gm butter
- 1 tsp brown sugar
Instructions
- Melt the butter on low flame in a saucepan. Simmer till the butter turns brown and aromatic. It will look and smell like caramel. Switch off and allow to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, prepare the caramelized banana by melting the butter in a saucepan. Spread on the pan, arrange the banana and sprinkle the sugar over it. Flip and cook both sides till caramelized. Switch off and allow to cool.
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Keep a large loaf pan greased and floured aside.
- In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, soda and salt. Set aside.
- In another bowl, beat together the browned butter, oil, sugar, eggs, banana and vanilla till nicely combined.
- Add in the dry ingredients and beat just till combined. Do not overmix.
- Pour into prepared pan. Arrange the caramelized banana on top and scrap any caramel remainings on to the cake.
- Bake for around 50-60 minutes or till the skewer comes out clean. If the top is getting burned, cover with a foil after 40 minutes on the top and continue to bake.
- Once done, allow it to cool in the pan for five minutes. It will detach from the sides. Slowly flip on to a cooling rack, arrange the banana side up and cool completely.
- Slice and enjoy with a cup of coffee or tea!
Notes
The caramelized banana topping is purely optional. You can skip this step.