Today is Memorial Day, but it’s also my mother’s birthday. While you’re all probably grilling and pie-making, I made a cake to celebrate a very special lady.
My mom claims to not like cake and dessert, but really I know she’s just picky. She loves certain desserts and she loves everything banana. No crazy combinations here, because of her picky palate, I went the simple route.
I made a simple banana cake like the little banana cake I made before (recipe doubled for a full cake), but with a few changes to the filling
I whipped up a ton of whipped cream with sugar and a touch of vanilla for filling and frosting, fried some bananas with rum and added some slivered almonds.
and ta-da! A birthday cake just for my mother. I added some fresh flowers for a pop of color.
Happy Birthday Mom!
Is your mother picky about desserts like mine? I feel like that’s one thing my children will never have to worry about. I’ll pretty much enjoy anything.
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Gorgeous cake! This is like the cake of my dreams!
You are awesome! lucky Mom!
happy birthday to your mom! and can you please teach me how to decorate a cake like that? so pretty!
Yess! Let’s make a cake together!
YES!
I love the cakes you make! So pretty! Happy birthday to your mama. 🙂
Wow gorgeous cake and happy b’day to your mom. I happen to have ripe bananas here.
Looks beautiful! When you put something slippery like bananas between cake layers, how do you keep it all together and so pretty? I always worry that with one bump the top cake later will just slide off the bottom one! Do you have any tricks?
I put whipped cream under and above the banana (you can sorta see it in the pic). That kept it in place. Then I make sure to press the top layer down pretty firmly so it digs in. I’ve never had an issue with a cake falling over, another tip is to keep it chilled so that the frosting and filling stays firm and holds it all together.