Upside-Down Banana Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. margarine
1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
2 1/2 c. sifted flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. lemon juice
1 1/2 c. mashed ripe bananas (about 4 medium)
1 c. sugar
3 eggs
2 medium bananas, sliced

Preparation

Grease 9 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.
Blend 1/4 cup of margarine and brown sugar; spread in prepared pan.
Sift flour, baking powder and salt together.
Stir lemon juice into mashed bananas. Blend together the other 1/2 cup of margarine and sugar; add eggs, 1 at a time, blending until smooth.
Stir in sifted flour mixture alternately with banana-lemon mixture, mixing until smooth after each addition.