Banana Skillet Upside-Down Cake

Total Time:Prep: 25 min. Bake 35 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Terri Lynn Merritts, Nashville, Tennessee

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Oct. 19, 2022

My grandmother gave me my first cast iron skillet, and I've been cooking and baking with it ever since. Sometimes I add drained maraschino cherries to this banana skillet dessert and serve it with a ice cream. —Terri Merritts, Nashville, Tennessee

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Banana Skillet Upside-Down Cake

Yield:10 servings
Prep:25 min
Cook:35 min

Ingredients

  • 1 package (14 ounces) banana quick bread and muffin mix
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/4 cup butter, cubed
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 4 medium bananas, cut into 1/4-inch slices
  • 2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
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Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375&deg. Prepare banana bread batter according to package directions; stir in walnuts.
  2. In a 10-in. ovenproof skillet, melt butter over medium heat; stir in brown sugar until dissolved. Add lemon juice; cook and stir until slightly thickened, 2-3 minutes longer. Remove from heat. Arrange bananas in a single layer over brown sugar mixture; sprinkle with coconut.
  3. Spoon prepared batter over coconut. Bake until dark golden and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm.
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