Thanks for the help Larry and Ewk. :D I'm glad someone besides me actually remembers the Banana Dreams I was talking about. I had a feeling they were only in California, which is why alot of people here dont remember them. I've looked for pictures of them online but cant find any. Do you think one of you guys could post a pic of them?

Oh my goodness!!!  I was on Google looking for these exact cupcakes! I'm so excited (and I should be ashamed that I'm so excited over the fact that other people are looking for them). Oh well, I'm not!  :D
Does anyone know where to purchase them?

Unfortunately, they stopped making these cupcakes back in the mid 80's. I wish someone would put a picture of them online.

Dolly Madison still does make Banana Dreams, a circular sponge cake folded over with banana whipped frosting inside.  I have recently purchased them in some of the gas station convenience stores in Arizona and in Iowa.  Unfortuantely, they are not nearly as good as the Mickey's Banana Flips (or Cherry Flips) I ate in my youth  in the 60's in Minnesota.  Mickey's filling was less whipped and richer, and there was much more of the filling used.  I believe I found the Mickey's version in the 90's at a Hostess outlet store in Illinois, but they also didn't have quite as much filling.  

Gee, now I'm obsessing about the things again!  I gotta have one!  I guess my only option is to take the rest of the day and figure out how to make one myself.  I'll let you know if it works.

The Dolly Madison Banana Dreams are not the same ones that I have been referring to. The Banana Dreams I am talking about have not been seen since the mid 80's.

Hi angela..  I checked out the website.  Those aren't the right ones.  The ones I'm referring to, were round.. sorta like a spice cake flavor (brown) with yellow banana flavored cream on the top.
Thanks!


Hello, I found this website you might be interested in:


http://snacks.cyberpunks.org/bananadream.html

I remember Banana Dreams very well. One of my first memories of eating one was when I was in Kindergarten in 1962, and my class went to the San Francisco Zoo. We had to take a bag lunch and my Mom put a package of Banana Dreams in it. I remember sitting on the bus that took us across the Bay Bridge (I lived in Oakland at the time) holding on to my bag lunch and  then eating my Dreams for lunch that day at Golden Gate Park. It is one of my fondest memories of my childhood. I remember they were available throughout my childhood and teenage years. They seemed to dissappear in the early 80's. I remember the cake part of the Dream was dark brown and moist perhaps with molasses in the ingredients because it had a unique flavor. As for the banana filling, it was yellow banana flavored creme. I used to like licking out the cream then eating the cake last. It is a shame they are no longer made. They were really really good. So don't despair there are other people who remember that delicious dessert snack.

I remember Banana Dreams very well. One of my first memories of eating one was when I was in Kindergarten in 1962, and my class went to the San Francisco Zoo. We had to take a bag lunch and my Mom put a package of Banana Dreams in it. I remember sitting on the bus that took us across the Bay Bridge (I lived in Oakland at the time) holding on to my bag lunch and  then eating my Dreams for lunch that day at Golden Gate Park. It is one of my fondest memories of my childhood. I remember they were available throughout my childhood and teenage years. They seemed to dissappear in the early 80's. I remember the cake part of the Dream was dark brown and moist perhaps with molasses in the ingredients because it had a unique flavor. As for the banana filling, it was yellow banana flavored creme. I used to like licking out the cream then eating the cake last. It is a shame they are no longer made. They were really really good. So don't despair there are other people who remember that delicious dessert snack.
Yeah, those are the ones I'm talking about. Kind of sad(in a good way) how we have such fond memories of the food we ate as kids and can never have again.

Hi...i've been looking for these banana dreams too!  Have you been able to find any out there?  Let me know

Hi...i've been looking for these banana dreams too!  Have you been able to find any out there?  Let me know
They are no longer made. Were discontinued in the 80's. Only place to gind them is our memories. :\'(

Yes, I loved them too!  However I did come up with my own "Banana Dreams" recipe.  One package of Dream Whip, 1 package of Jello Banana Pudding, spice cake mix made into cupcakes.  Whip first 2 ingrediants according to packaged recipes, bake cupcakes and top with banana whip topping--you may even find these better that the old ones we used to buy--bon apetito!

I can't believe it that no one remembers these!
  I REMEMBER THEM!  MY SISTER AND I LOVED THEM.  WE WERE TEENAGERS THEN (AROUND 1971 I THINK)WE WOULD BUY A PACK EACH ON SATURDAY NIGHT WITH A TALL GLASS OF MILK AND WATCH A MOVIE.  I USED TO LOVE TO SCOOP THE INSIDE OUT WITH MY FINGER FIRST AND EAT IT AND SAVE THE CAKE FOR LAST.  BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I WAS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT A MONTH AGO TRYING TO FIND THEM.  I THOUGHT THEY WERE MADE BY HOSTESS SO I E-MAILED THEM BUT NEVER GOTAA A REPLY.  I WILL KEEP TRYING AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU FIND OUT ANYTHING.  THANKS.  DIANNE

I wish I could help you. I have also been on a quest for these tasty treats.

I loved them so much I had to lick the last little bit of cake off the waxy cardboard insert.Goodtimes....goodtimes. Rox

I can't believe it that no one remembers these!


wow...never ever heard of them.  were they regional?

wow...never ever heard of them.  were they regional?
I didn't think so at first, but with how the majority of the world didn't know they existed, and how the few people who do remember them either lived in Northern-central california or traveled through here, I think it was a local company that made these.

Hey all interested,...just heard the news Twinkies will begin  being made with BANANA CREAM filling AGAIN...
I say again as they were ORIGINALLY filled this way until there was a banana shortage in the 40s then they switched to whipped/white cream..so maybe they may be like the good old Banana cakes from memory....

Hey all interested,...just heard the news Twinkies will begin  being made with BANANA CREAM filling AGAIN...
I say again as they were ORIGINALLY filled this way until there was a banana shortage in the 40s then they switched to whipped/white cream..so maybe they may be like the good old Banana cakes from memory....
Sounds interesting. Wont be a banana dream thats for sure, but will probably be the closest thing the world will ever get to one.

I remember them.  That's how I saw your post.  I was actually looking for Banana Dreams!  I am orig. from California too and I do think they were "Hostess"...??  I wish they would make them again.  Same with the "Taco Light" from Taco Bell...Miss those too.  Ahhh well.....

Does anyone remember those cupcake style snacks called a Banana Dream? Its a round syrup type cake with a hole inside with banana cream filling inside. You got 2 cakes in a pack. I've looked all over the net for them but cant find anything. Do they still make these? If yes, then where could I buy them? Does anyone know what company made them?


WOW! I have been searching for these things for over 20 years. i'm from the Oakland,ca. area and was beginning to think i made them up. Then around 1990 while living in southern cali  a friend of mine just out of the blue asked me if i remember this incredible cup cake like thing called banana dream cups and i almost lost my mind. We've been on a quest since then. Its been like trying to find big foot or something. So i decided to google it again today and... i find this! I remember even then that nobody really enjoyed this treat las much as i did. in the 20+ years i've been on my mission my friend is the only other person that knew what the hell i was talkin about. You guys came up with some great info as far as who and where they were manufactured. if you guys find anymore info please keep me in the loop.  this incredible treat must be resurrected. the closest thing that i found taste wise are those little banana bread cakes with banana flavored cream cheese that they sell at gas stations. but ain't nothing like the real thing!  Thanks for posting!

I loved them so much I had to lick the last little bit of cake off the waxy cardboard insert.Goodtimes....goodtimes. Rox


I SOOOO DID THAT! AND LEFT NO CREAM ON THE PLASTIC. YUP!

Does anyone remember those cupcake style snacks called a Banana Dream? Its a round syrup type cake with a hole inside with banana cream filling inside. You got 2 cakes in a pack. I've looked all over the net for them but cant find anything. Do they still make these? If yes, then where could I buy them? Does anyone know what company made them?

oh my god...............i can't believe i finally googled my fave old dessert,that NOBODY ever remembers and here you all are!!!! thee best dessert ever.
i  always talk about them with friends!!! i used to eat them with my dad as a treat!!! we would lick off all the frosting from the wrapping!! it was the best. the cake part was awesome too!!!!
yeah,i was starting to think i made them up in my head too!!!!!
wahhhhhhhhhhhhh.

I can't believe you guys,....

MICKEY CAKES made them, not hostess....and yes they were also my childhood addiction (leaving ANY frosting on the plastic, OR cakey yummies on the cardboard was a cardinal sin)

they were a banana cake, shaped like a desert cup (like you see for strawberry shortcake), filled with banana creme filling (same texture as hostess cupcake filling) and topped with crispy coconut (which was never crispy when you got it, but no one cared) and as addictive as pure heroin.

I live in the SF bay area and I used to see them in ALL kinds of stores, but as all you know, they disappeared in the late 80's,...I think mickey cakes went out of business or something.

I heard a rumor from a friend that lives in the midwest that DOLLY MADISON is making these now, but I have not been able to source them, or confirm that rumor.

I'll keep checking back here to "banana dream memory lane" to see if anyone gets anywhere with finding these again.

I can't believe you guys,....

MICKEY CAKES made them, not hostess....and yes they were also my childhood addiction (leaving ANY frosting on the plastic, OR cakey yummies on the cardboard was a cardinal sin)

they were a banana cake, shaped like a desert cup (like you see for strawberry shortcake), filled with banana creme filling (same texture as hostess cupcake filling) and topped with crispy coconut (which was never crispy when you got it, but no one cared) and as addictive as pure heroin.

I live in the SF bay area and I used to see them in ALL kinds of stores, but as all you know, they disappeared in the late 80's,...I think mickey cakes went out of business or something.

I heard a rumor from a friend that lives in the midwest that DOLLY MADISON is making these now, but I have not been able to source them, or confirm that rumor.

I'll keep checking back here to "banana dream memory lane" to see if anyone gets anywhere with finding these again.




since no one seems to give a crap,.........

I came up with a recipe that tastes exactly like I remember them, and I'll post it here as soon as I get the amounts (measurements) correct.

since no one seems to give a crap,.........

I came up with a recipe that tastes exactly like I remember them, and I'll post it here as soon as I get the amounts (measurements) correct.


"No one gives a crap"? Its a snack cake from a regional area of the country, and has 4 pages and a ton of views. Obviously people care. You just cant expect some deep discussion regarding a dessert that will never exist again and is only known by people in northern California.

Indeed, you can only expect deep conversation regarding a dessert that will never exist again and is only known by people in northern California... by posting that recipe and letting people compare it with their memories of the original.

(I'm always up for an excuse to make a new dessert...)

I remember them well. I grew up in the bay area of California and ate them in the early 70's and 80's. They were made by the Langendorf Bakery which was based in the bay area. Langendorf unfortunately went out of business in the mid 80's, but someone else bought their product line. Unfortunately Banana Dreams were not continued on. It's amazing that you can't find any of the packaging artwork out on the internet or any traces that these Banana Cream filled Spice cakes EVER existed. They were my favorite, right along with Dutch Chocolate Pies made by Hostess, and Taco Flavored Chips by Doritos. Doritos has re-introduced the Taco Flavor Chips, although ONLY to select southern markets only. :( They do sell the collision pack which is Taco Flavor mixed in with Ranch chips, but I HATE ranch. You'd think they would sell the Taco Flavor chips worldwide. Go figure.




Does anyone remember those cupcake style snacks called a Banana Dream? Its a round syrup type cake with a hole inside with banana cream filling inside. You got 2 cakes in a pack. I've looked all over the net for them but cant find anything. Do they still make these? If yes, then where could I buy them? Does anyone know what company made them?

It sounds vaguely Cheech & Chong-ish.  Maybe my big sister and her friends used to eat 'em when they had the munchies!

http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/12/glasses9.gif