My
friend Chris was recently visiting LA and I decided to surprise him
with one of his favorites - Banana Cake. He lives in NYC and loves to
stop by Billy’s Bakery and pick up a whole Banana cake to take home.
They have great homemade baked goods and it’s definitely worth stopping
by when you’re in the city. Their version of Banana Cake is quite dense
with a sugary sweet frosting but I prefer a lighter more tender cake
with smooth silky cream cheese frosting.
The trick is to not overbeat the cake batter, especially when adding the mashed bananas which can make the cake gummy and dense. The frosting has lots of cream cheese but the mixing method maintains a billowy fluffy finish.