Vanilla recipe

The final ingredient of Baking by Flavor was Vanilla. Lisa picked "Vanilla Bean Cream Cake." Vanilla gets a bad rap for being plain, the anti-chocolate. It also loses some panache when the only vanilla you've tasted is vanilla extract. But take actual vanilla beans as an ingredient, and it's actually very flavorful. My co-workers are burning through the cake now, and each one is commenting on how surprised they are, and each one is enjoying it (many have come back for seconds, and it's only noon). The cake reminded me of something when I first took a bite, but it's escaping me right now. Looks like I'll have to have some more to jog my memory!
So now Lisa's run through each ingredient of the book at least once. But have no fear, she's starting over at the beginning all over again!
Update: I've now gotten two (TWO!) confirmations, from Tony and Troy, that this was their favorite recipe so far. Wow!