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Old Fashioned Gingerbread Cake with Caramelized Bananas

This cake, served warm, is especially good over the holidays! It makes your house smell amazing and your guests will love it!!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12

Ingredients

Cake:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp cloves
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 1/3 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1 cup milk

For topping:

  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup rum
  • 6-8 bananas sliced

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 and grease a 9 x 13 ” pan.
  • In a large bowl, mix together flour, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, baking soda and salt (you can sift it or you can just use a whisk and mix it up that way); set aside.
  • In a saucepan, heat molasses, butter, honey and brown sugar; stir until melted.
  • Add the melted mixture to the dry mixture and whisk together.
  • Add the milk and eggs and whisk again (be careful…if the mixture is still hot, the eggs will curdle so add the milk first to cool it down before adding the eggs).
  • Pour into the prepared pan and bake for about 30 minutes (the middle will spring back when touched).
  • , get your topping ingredients together.
  • Meanwhile, in a saucepan, melt butter, brown sugar and cinnamon until it is all melted and becomes a caramel (you have to stir it constantly…it will come together…I promise). Add the rum and stir again over heat for another minute.
  • Add the bananas and warm through (warning: this is so addictive…try it over ice cream!!)
  • Cut the cake and plate it. Pour a generous amount of the banana caramel over top …
  • Okay…go ahead and add a scoop of ice cream! Delish!!

Notes

FOR AN ALTERNATIVE: Upside Down Apple Gingerbread Cake
1. Make the cake as directed above but, before you pour the batter into the prepared pan, dollop about 1/2 cup of cold butter (cut into smallish pieces) onto the bottom of the pan and top with a sprinkling (about another 1/2 cup) of brown sugar.
2. Cut about 2-3 apples in slices and place on top of the butter/brown sugar mixture. Pour the batter over top of the apples and bake as directed above.