We had great fun celebrating Jean's birthday yesterday. The weather cooperated so we met Keely and Damon at Butchart Gardens in the afternoon and enjoyed the blossoming roses. Then we had a lovely dinner at Mom's along with Dad, Marna, Nin and even Emily, who's up visiting all week.
Blue Poppies en route to the Japanese Garden
This strawberry-banana cake comes from my favourite baking book, In the Sweet Kitchen; it's easy, fresh and not overly sweet.
Cake:
3/4 cup butter, room temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups mashed banana (about 3)
2 cups flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup sour cream or buttermilk
Cream butter and sugar, then mix in egg, vanilla and banana. Add half the dry ingredients, then the sour cream/buttermilk, then the rest of the dry. Divide batter between two greased/floured 8" pans and bake at 350 for about half an hour.
Frosting:
8 oz cream cheese
1/4 cup butter
1 - 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
vanilla
1 quart strawberries
Cream butter and cream cheese, then add icing sugar to taste and vanilla. Place one cake layer on cake plate and spread on a layer of frosting. Cut about half the strawberries in thirds from hull to tip and arrange on top of frosting in a single layer. Then place the second layer on top and ice entire cake. Decorate cake with remaining strawberries as desired!
Serves 10-12
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