Thanks to
Kimberly
of Welcome to Only Creative Opportunities for her Tuesdays with
Dorie pick of Lots of Ways Banana Cake, found on pages 204-205
of Dorie
Greenspan's Baking from My Home to Yours cookbook. Kimberly
has
the recipe posted on her site here.
We like bananas, we do, really, we do. We like
them plain, straight out of their little yellow outfits with no
accompaniments at all. When this recipe came up, I asked Mark if I
should just skip this week as it was 1) a cake and 2) made with bananas
IN it. He must have been a little dessert-deprived as he said, "No, go
ahead and make it, make one of those small cakes."
So I did. I made a
six inch pan size cake, half a recipe nets this for a small layer cake.
I made it, frosted it, even put a little cream cheese frosting between
the two layers as he really likes cream cheese frosting.
I cut a small
sliver for myself and it was okay. He ate the rest, dutifully taking it
to work for dessert at lunch, etc. for several days. The boys did not
eat a bit of it. "Bananas IN it??? No thanks." I am certain this is a
wonderfully delicious recipe for those who crave banana cake, so I hope
our reception of it does not deter anyone from giving it a go. Some
families can just be so picky about things, can't they? Guilty.
Next week: Nicole from Cookies on Friday has chosen Chewy, Chunky Blondies, found on page 109. TWD blogroll found here.