I've been trying to expand my baking resume by attempting my hand at more multi-layered cakes. And by "baking more cakes," I mean to say that I am up to baking one cake per year, an increase over my previous tally of zero cakes per year.
My annual attempt at baking Mary's birthday banana cake was much more successful than last year. My previous rookie mistakes included: not anchoring the top and bottom layers with toothpicks, not letting the cake cool enough before frosting, and doubling the amount of banana added but not the other ingredients... in the end, this was my reaction. Still tasted great though.
Needless to say, I fixed all those mistakes for the 2011 edition. I'll work on getting the to sit up straight and not slouch to one side next year:
Correct posture aside, the cake turned out really nice. The single yellow rose brings it together I think.
Plus, I couldn't just let the extra batter go to waste:
The frosting is just the leftover cream cheese frosting from the cake divided, colored purple and green, and then combined in my
--Isaac
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