It was so sweet of the chef, Jodin and his team to surprise me with this dressed-up banana cake (complete with a forever-flaming candle) when they found out it was my birthday. Pretty presentation aside, the cake itself was really marvelous in terms of taste.
To get it so moist and rich with banana flavour, the chef and his fellow baker explained that they use only the very, very ripest of bananas to make it. We're talking bananas ripened (via a "secret method") to the point where the fruit becomes completely pitch black in colour. One such banana was even brought out of the kitchen as proof!
For me, seeing their effort to get the best out of a single ingredient that goes into the making of a one item alone, really impressed upon me the GastroSmiths team's deep passion for creating food of quality. These guys have definitely got my support.