Banana Rum Upside Down Cake

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter ( 1 stick divided)
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1/4 C. Rum (I used toffee rum)
• 1 Banana, cut in to slices
• 1/3 C. Shredded Coconut
• 1/3 C. Chopped Pecans
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup Orange Juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Use a 9 or 10 inch cast iron skillet or pan.
2. Melt 1/4 cup of the butter over low heat in skillet, add rum and brown sugar make sure evenly coats bottom.
3. Arrange banana slices in an even layer over brown sugar/rum mixture. Let cook for 5 minutes before removing from heat. Coat with coconut and pecans. 
4. In a large bowl, cream other 1/4 cup of butter with the sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, mix until blended. Add juice, milk, and vanilla. Beat until sugar is well dissolved.
5. Sift flour, baking powder and salt and mix with the egg mixture until well blended.
6. Pour batter into the skillet/pan.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
8. Let cool for 10 minutes and then put plate over skillet/pan and flip over.
9. Serve with whip cream.