Banana Cream Cake

This cake in many ways is an inspiration cake. This past summer, at a friend’s dinner party in Evanston, I had my first taste of Magnolia Bakery’s famous banana pudding, which was just simply amazing. I knew I had to go back to the bakery for more of this pudding (which is totally surprising because I’m usually not such a huge fan of pudding). So this banana pudding idea became implanted in my mind.

Still, however, I wasn’t totally enamored by the idea of trying to recreate Magnolia’s banana pudding just by itself. I wanted something with more umph power, so to speak. More like, cake power. And what could be better than cake? Cheesecake.

Specifically, banana cream cheesecake.

And then there’s this vanilla cake recipe that looks so delicious I couldn’t just give it up.

So banana pudding + banana cream cheesecake + vanilla cake = …banana cream cake!

Really, the flavors and textures really came perfectly together in this cake. It’s light, fluffy, and super satisfying. Hope you enjoy!

Cheers,
Monica

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