The layers in this chocolate chip banana cake with peanut butter frosting will have you reaching for another slice in a hurry.

I used to decorate cakes for other people. Real-life people. Do you know how stressful that is?

I am kind of a perfectionist (in some areas of my life). I would spend hours at a time making sure everything looked absolutely perfect. There were times I would scrape it off and start over if there was a line that I couldn't make right.

Then I had to make sure that I was doing it exactly how the customer wanted it.

My most fun cakes were the ones that they said, "just do whatever." Actually, those were fun but also VERY stressful because what if they hated what I came up with?

Reality set in and I realized that I couldn't charge enough to balance out the time I was putting into these cakes. So now I just bake when I want to. There is way less stress baking for my family.

Although every once in a while I will take a cake order. And then kick myself when I actually have to work on it. In fact, I try to talk people into cupcakes because they are easier to do. Plop a swirl on top, and they are good to go.