Bananas Foster Upside-Down Cake

Ingredients

• Nonstick cooking spray
• 3 tablespoons buttery spread 
• ¼ cup light brown sugar
• 2 DOLE^® Bananas, peeled, halved crosswise, then halved lengthwise
• ¼ cup chopped pecans
• 2 large eggs
• 2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup white whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 8-inch square baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Melt buttery spread in a medium skillet over medium-high heat; whisk in brown sugar and heat to a simmer. Simmer 2 minutes, whisking frequently; spread in bottom of prepared dish. Place bananas, cut side down, over butter mixture; sprinkle with pecans.
3. Whisk egg, applesauce, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Whisk flours, baking powder, and cinnamon in a medium bowl; whisk into egg mixture until incorporated. Transfer to prepared dish.
4. Bake 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean; cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Run a knife around edge of cake to loosen; invert onto serving platter. Drizzle cake with any remaining liquid in the dish; cut into 8 pieces.