UPSIDE DOWN PINEAPPLE AND BANANA CAKE DESSERT

75 grams butter, melted

2/3 cup brown sugar

3 bananas, pureed

1/3 cup oil

1/2 cup buttermilk

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup white sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups self raising flour

1/2 teaspoon bicarb soda

pinch salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 435 gram can dole pineapple chunks

preheat oven to 180 c. (160 c. fan forced) line base and a bit of the sides, then grease and flour the rest of the sides of a 23 cm. (9 inch) springform tin.

mix the melted butter and 2/3 cup brown sugar together. put aside.

in a large bowl, stir together the banana, oil, buttermilk, sugars, vanilla and eggs together.

stir in the flour, bicarb soda, salt and cinnamon.

pour the butter/sugar mix into the base of the tin then cover with the pineapple chunks.

pour over the cake batter.

cook for approx. 45 minutes until browned and a skewer comes out clean.

cool in tin for 10 minutes then turn out onto a plate, bottom up.

serve warm with custard.