I caked!!!

[delphipsmith]

I made my first rolled cake this weekend - excitement!! A bourbon-banana cake with cream cheese/buttercream frosting. So much fun, and it actually came out looking like it was supposed to. I got the recipe from Deb Perelman's new Smitten Kitchen cookbook; she is my go-to recipe source, always so easy and tasty, and this did not disappoint. Best thing is the trick about not needing to separate the eggs, just beat the heck out of them for ten minutes. Worked like a champ, all soft and springy. The frosting also you beat for quite a while, so it too was much less rich than I expected. I wanted to do a bittersweet chocolate glaze but Mr Psmith is a banana purist and lodged a protest :)

Next time: chocolate with coffee filling. Because chocolate.


(click to embiggen the banana goodness)