The Old School Tiered Cake That You'll Only Find On The South Side Of Chicago - Chowhound

Michael G Ennis/Shutterstock In Chicago's South Side, there's one particular old school dessert from 1951 that locals have held onto for decades, the Atomic Cake. This towering delight is often passed around at birthdays and graduations, acting literally and figuratively as a slice of history. The cake is built on several layers of banana, chocolate, and yellow cake. Using pastry cream as a sort of cement to hold…