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honey banana blueberry upside down cake

22 May 2015 by Dominic Franks

… not to sound like a broken record but still no improvement on the back and it is wearing me down slightly.  I can be fine for a while and then I stand up and the pain is unbearable. My chiropractor cays it will get better but quite frankly I think I need a new back!  We’re in Dublin this week for work.  I love Dublin, it’s such a great city and the food on offer is phenomenal.  There seems to be an inventiveness about the Irish chefs that we’re not getting over in London.  I feel all the London chefs are quite ‘samey’ in their approach and they tend to react to trends which means everything eventually looks and tastes the same whereas over here there are some great original concepts. Of course i’m wildly placing everyone in a box of nonsense based on very little fact but it’s just a vibe that I pick up from my culinary journeys through the streets of town…

… back to the UK tonight and a long weekend with plenty of cooking so I promise some less sporadic blogging for the rest of the month!

honey banana blueberry upside down cake
believe it or not this is the first cake i’ve baked in three weeks… and I even had a slice, which was so incredibly intense, the sugar hit was almost unbearable… almost.  It’s a delicious cake and a riff on my mums classic banana loaf which is a breeze to make.  I pop it in the fridge once it’s made and eat in in slices from the fridge.  It seems to stay moist for ages that way and there’s something about cold cake that is so ‘puddingy’ which I really love…

225g self raising flour 

115g butter – at room temp 
115g brown sugar 
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons runny honey
1 ripe banana – mashed
1 ripe banana – sliced
100g blueberries
2 large eggs
pre-heat the oven to 170C and line a cake tin
pour the honey into the bottom of the cake tin and lay slices of banana onto it then set aside
In a bowl, mix the flour, butter and sugar into breadcrumbs then add the cinnamon and stir in
beat together the eggs and the other banana and pour this, along with the blueberries into the flour mix and beat together with a wooden spoon.  It should turn into a perfect butternut you may need a drop of milk to help
gently pour into the tin and bake in the oven for 45 mins at 170c 
remove and cool on wire rack before turning over to serve
eat and of course, enjoy!

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  1. Sally Sellwood says

    22 May 2015 at 7:54 am

    🙁 I've just re-emerged from a bout of back crisis which afflicts me every so often – 3 sessions with an osteopath and a significant amount of pain killers :-(. I love Dublin – haven't been for years, but it's one of my favourite places. Have a safe trip back (cake looks lovely)

  2. Kate Glutenfreealchemist says

    22 May 2015 at 9:50 pm

    Mmmmm…. Lovely flavours! I love any upside-down cake and this one looks so moist and scrumptious. Bet it would be divine semi-drowned in fresh custard!
    Sorry to hear the back's not getting better. Take it easy x

  3. Charlene F says

    23 May 2015 at 4:59 pm

    Hope you get better soon, a slice of good ol cake is just what the doctors ordered x

  4. Linda says

    24 May 2015 at 4:15 pm

    Take care of yourself. This looks very good!

  5. Janice Pattie says

    24 May 2015 at 6:38 pm

    That looks lovely and sticky, perfect for snacking.

  6. Baking Addict says

    24 May 2015 at 6:57 pm

    Sorry to hear about your bad back – hope it gets better soon. This upside down cake will definitely help – it has all my favourite flavours yum!

  7. Choclette Blogger says

    28 May 2015 at 9:11 pm

    Sorry to hear your back isn't getting any better Dom. A good whinge and a slice of cake probably won't make a deal of difference, but it might help a little teensy bit.

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My name is Dominic, I am a cook, food writer and creative event producer. I write the food blog Dom In The Kitchen and also write a monthly recipe column for Lincolnshire Life Magazine and Good Taste Magazine. I also run creative event production company The Persuaders, producing global events for brands since 1997. I am based both in the small village of Belleau in Lincolnshire and the smaller village of London! Read More…

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