Banana Upside Down Cake
4 Tbls butter
1 cup brown sugar
3 Tbls maple syrup
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
4 large bananas -- sliced 1/4" thick
1 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 pinch salt
3/4 cup sugar
6 Tbls butter
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
6 Tbls milk

For topping, melt butter in heavy saucepan and blend in sugar. Pour
into 9-inch cake pan. Spread to coat pan. Pour maple syrup over
sugar. Sprinkle with nuts. Place sliced bananas over nuts. For cake,
mix together next four ingredients. In another bowl, beat sugar and
butter until creamy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add dry ingredients
alternately with milk.

Spoon batter over bananas. Bake at 325 degrees until done, about 55
minutes. Cook cake on rack 30 minutes. Run knife around edges.
Invert cake and let stand 3 minutes. Gently lift off pan. Serve warm
with sweetened whipped cream.