Dessert for 12
Bananas Foster Upside-Down Cake
Bananas and dulce de leche bake beneath a spiced walnut cake flavored with espresso, sour cream, and rum.
Typical price
$3.01for 4 servings
$0.75 per serving$3.01 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

- 90 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 12servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Evaporated or condensed milk$0.14/oz typical | 13 oz | $1.88Typical price |
| Bananas$0.62/lb typical | 0.85 lb | $0.52Typical price |
| Coffee and tea$0.80/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.40Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.60Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 3 | $0.90Typical price |
| Sour cream or plain yogurt$0.14/oz typical | 4.25 oz | $0.60Typical price |
| Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 4.5 oz | $3.15Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $9.04 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsWine, beer and spiritsFlourBaking powder and sodaSugar and brown sugar
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 cans (13 2/5 oz) dulce de leche
- 1/4 tsp ground allspice
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 2 tbsp spiced rum
- 3 firm bananas
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp instant espresso
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 8 tbsp 1 stick unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
- Stir the dulce de leche, rum, allspice, and nutmeg together, then spread the mixture in the pan.
- Arrange the banana slices over the dulce de leche.
- Whisk the flour, espresso, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl, then beat in the eggs and sour cream.
- Mix in the dry ingredients and walnuts until combined, then spread the batter over the bananas.
- Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, cool for 15 minutes, and carefully invert the cake onto a platter.
Swaps
- Sour cream or plain yogurt for Yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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