Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2009

Excellent! I used it with the Surprise Banana Cake. A little sweet (hence the 4 stars) but still wonderful.

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2009

I used 2 bananas and a ton of extra powder sugar, totally forgot that this was not a frosting recipe and couldnt figure out why it wasn't getting fluffy LOL Still turned out great. I used it on top of the banana cake VI recipe. Loved it!

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Darby B.

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Redmond, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 5, 2009

After mixing all the ingredients the frosting was a bit gooey. I gave a splash of milk and mixed a lil longer, it fluffed right up. It now reminds me of a banana flavored coolwhip. Thanks!

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Paty

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Taylor, Michigan, USA

Living In: Caro, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 31, 2009

I thought this recipe was great. I followed it as written and it tasted wonderful. I paired it with the Banana Cake I from this site and it was delicious. I'd never put a banana in frosting before and I really enjoyed the flavor - so did all my guests.

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Eliza

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: San Jose, California, USA

Living In: Tigard, Oregon, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 26, 2009

Followed the directions exactly as written, and got nothing but ooze...tasty ooze, granted, but nothing that I could work with. May have worked out better if a few alterations were made, but as written, it simply didn't work out.

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Caitlynn

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Reviewed: Jun. 16, 2009

I got nothing but soup, even after doubling the powdered sugar, which reduced the banana flavour so I had to add another banana. SHould have done a cream cheese frosting instead.

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Reviewed: Jun. 2, 2009

Easy and wonderful- my husband's new favorite!

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MellissaR

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Reviewed: May 15, 2009

All I can say is yummy! This was so easy to make. Put it on a chocolate devils food cake. It was so good!

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FRANLIE0301

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Carteret, New Jersey, USA

Living In: Riverside, Rhode Island, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2009

Very good - but used much more sugar than recipe called for. Went well with a simple white cake.

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Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2009

I used too ripe bananas and thought I'd use more and less butter...failed. I ended up with a very runny mixture. Stick to the recipe.

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Bezzi44

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Living In: Holland, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 22, 2009

I couldn't be more disappointed. The result was runny and sickening sweet. Against my better judgement, I iced the banana cake (actually poured it over the cake like a glaze). Although I wonder how some other reviewers made it "fluffy" and "mousse-like," I won't waste my time or ingredients to try it again--I'll move on and find another icing. If the site would allow, I'd give this recipe ZERO STARS!

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smoochthechef

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Oceanville, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2009

Easy icing to prepare. I like a strong banana flavor, so I added an extra banana. Excellent recipe!

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Mary

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Syracuse, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2009

Attempted to make twice...the first time I followed the directions as written, mixing everything but the powdered sugar all at once...DON'T DO THIS! The banana puree and lemon juice will NOT cream with the butter properly. Instead, cream the butter on its own, then add the powdered sugar in small batches. Alternate adding sugar and banana puree until it's fluffy and creamy. It has a nice banana flavor and thick texture.

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MOLLYSCHMOLLY

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Living In: Toledo, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 4, 2009

Made this for chocolate cupcakes for a shower. It was too runny. I ended up using an entire box (5 cups) of powdered sugar to try to thicken this up. I stopped there as if I added more powdered sugar, it would've been too sweet and I wouldn't have been able to taste the banana. When I frosted my cupcakes, the icing just oozed down the sides. It was messy and gross. Alright flavor, but I will definitely not make it if I were to impress people with the looks of it.

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vampyra1

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Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2009

great with the banana cake!

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Reviewed: Feb. 10, 2009

This frosting made my Banana Oatmeal cookies out of this world. When I made the cookies (also from this site, recipe by Yvonne Miller) they seemed a bit on the dry side, but tasty, so I thought icing would perk them up a bit. I'm glad I did, they were fantastic, thanks to this icing!

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Rapinka82

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Living In: Chippewa Lake, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2009

This icing was great. The first time I made it, I only had 1 banana which whats less than what the recipe called for. However, it was a great icing because it was very mousse like. It spread nicely and was VERY tastey. I sold the cake at a bazaar and I havent stopped hearing rave reviews about it. THANKS!

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Tinkerbell

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Home Town: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2008

YUM YUM YUM! On top of Wonderful Banana cake... just delicious! I did use newer bananas as one review suggested helped cut down the tooth-rottingly sweet factor!

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Mrs.KristyMakesGoodCookies

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2008

It was ok and guests liked it fine. But I do alot of pastries and thought it lacked. I think it's just too much powdered sugar for the amount of butter because it had the 10X sugar after taste.

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TRICLOPS

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Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2008

Ended up doubling this recipe because I had 2 bananas left over from making the Banana Cream Cheesecake (on this website) and it seemed very sweet to me. I couldn't get it to thicken up like I wanted it to, and the powdered sugar was making it too sweet, so I used some corn starch to help thicken and this took care of the "too sweet" flavor. EXCELLENT topping to that cake though, as long as you don't use too much. Great on vanilla ice cream too (with chocolate syrup and whipped cream and strawberries like a banana split!)

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