What do you do when you have ripe bananas that need to be used up? Make cake, of course. Lately I’ve been on a banana smoothie kick for breakfast (wow, I need to update those pictures). This cake is not exactly as healthy and by that I mean it’s not healthy at all. Hey, it’s all about balance and this banana cake is worth the occasional indulgence. This cake is exactly what you’d think it is, like banana bread only not bread shaped. Cover it with delicious cream cheese frosting and… Okay, see? Basically the same, only not. Once you …

This is summer in a cake. I think of fruits and light desserts for the summer and this cake is both at once. The texture of this cake is light and airy and it’s got a wonderful lemon flavor. The secret to that lemony goodness is to use fresh lemons. I would never, (and I repeat) NEVER, use lemon extract because I think it gives desserts a distinctly bathroom cleaner flavor and smell, which is not good eats. Please tell me that I’m not the only one who thinks that. There’s no frosting here, which makes this cake not as …