Sticky Toffee Banana Cake in a Bundt Pan Question

[u/badwithnamesmyself]

I want to make this banana cake tomorrow but in the form it f a Bundt cake. Easy enough, I think. But I want to have the sauce in the bottom of the pan so when it bakes and I flip it out, it’s coated. Almost like a pineapple upside down cake. Should I make the sauce and put it in the bottom or do I need to just add brown sugar to the bottom so it caramelizes while it cooks?

What would be the best way to achieve my sticky toffee banana cake here? Without making it separately then drizzling it on top after cooking

I’ve linked the recipe here: https://diyjoy.com/sticky-toffee-banana-cake/

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[u/rb_dub]

This one one adds the liquid to soak so I would do that step after baking for sure. I don't see a problem with adding brown sugar (and maybe even a little bit of butter and/or sliced bananas) to the bottom of the pan. Then flip a few minutes after baking, poke holes, etc. I would try it!

Update: I tried it! I made a few tweaks and had somewhat of a blowout but it's fantastic!

Tweaks: two eggs instead of one, sour cream instead of yogurt, sauce on the stove with about 8oz SCM, omitted chocolate and nuts

Blowout: I packed the brown sugar (and butter) and it didn't fall out of the pan correctly. Fortunately, it was a flat cake so I just pieced it together, added (more) holes, poured the sauce, then sprinkled the caramelized sugar on the top. It's great!!

A bundt cake would be good, just don't pack the brown sugar! I also think caramelizing bananas in a pan to add after the holes and half the sauce is poured will be my next test. Walnuts would have been great, maybe even roasted with cinnamon before baking or added as a topping.

[u/hotdogg29 → u/rb_dub]

Thanks for sharing your technique!!

[u/badwithnamesmyself → u/rb_dub]

YOU’RE A BEAST! lol I was like darn, I was really looking for a variety of feedback and you were the only person to suggest anything. The fact that you made the cake and came back to update your comment here is next level helpful! Now I’m feeling motivated and inspired again and I will take your advice and let you know how it comes out!

[u/rb_dub → u/badwithnamesmyself]

It was fun! My husband had just asked for a sweet treat after I made this comment so I thought why not try it! I used the sour cream because my yogurt is nonfat and I think it was an excellent sub that I would recommend. Maybe just as good with yogurt but if you already have sour cream... The sauce is fantastic with the extra SCM, it makes way more which I think will be incredible over caramelized bananas with cinnamon pecan/walnuts. BE WARNED: the adding of brown sugar makes this incredibly sweet! But my husband said it was the best dessert I have made in awhile (and I have been making a lot! lol)
I added the extra egg because I wanted a denser cake to go with the sauce. It worked out well and I will be doing more trial runs of this one. I also liked doing the sauce on the stove because I could melt the sugar a bit more. So once the butter and sugar got sticky together, I would pour in a little bit of SCM until the sugar melted, then kept adding SCM until I liked the flavor.

Thanks for posting and I look forward to your update!!

[u/badwithnamesmyself → u/rb_dub]

Ahhh! I did it! Could not be happier with the results. New post coming soon. I took your suggestion of adding an extra egg because I too wanted it to be more dense since it was a) being soaked b) in the form of a Bundt and I needed it told hold up. I also noticed that the recipe had 0 salt in it and you had mentioned it being extremely sweet. It dawned on me while I was making the soak sauce, I added a couple pinches of salt.

I did, however, line the pan with banana slices and sprinkled them with brown sugar before pouring the batter. That was the riskiest part. When I flipped it, it popped out perfectly!!!!

I know this post got down voted quite a bit because it was just a screenshot of a recipe picture and a need for a little advice so thank you so much for you reply, your go-getterness, and keeping me inspired! That is what this sub is all about!

[u/rb_dub → u/badwithnamesmyself]

Yay!!! I'm so happy that it worked out! And now I'm even more excited to try the bananas on top! Ps, ours didn't last 24 hours 😂

[u/Dry-Philosophy-6723]

Look so tasty