
It is that cake I've been trying to replicate. I think I've finally got it. Instead of vegetable oil I use browned butter which adds richness and depth of flavor. The other trick is plenty of bananas and brown sugar. It is, in my opinion, the best banana cake. Too tender to be layered.
This time I decided to play with the classic peanut butter and banana combination, and topped the cake with peanut butter icing. Mostly butter and peanut butter with a little confectioner's sugar, the icing was airy yet rich. The peanut butter played nicely with the nuttiness of the brown butter, and was perfectly reminiscent of the sandwich. The ultimate in banana cake cum comfort food.
hey Rachel! I know it's been a while so this is pretty random but I just started reading your blog... that's so funny, I had a minnie mouse birthday for my 6th birthday as well - i wore a minnie mouse dress and had my face painted and a minnie mouse shaped cake with the icing for decoration. crazy!
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