Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2009

This delectable banana cake is a Definite keeper!! My family’s not “big” on banana-anything & there were some complaining groans when they learned what I was mixing up but I figured I’d give it a shot, since I was in the mood for something light & sort-of sweet &….I don’t know, different, I guess!! Found this, read the outstanding reviews & got right to work! Of course, the first thing I did is cut back on the sugar & fat…just a bit tho. I only used 1 stick of butter [1/2 cup] along with 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce & 1/4 cup ground flax-seed. For the sugar, I substituted 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar, as one reviewer suggested which, along with 4 bananas, the applesauce & double the vanilla, made the cake plenty sweet enough. I don’t normally frost my cakes but since the sugar was cut down so much, I decided to give the icing a try & found it to be lovely & lightly sweet – although I did halve the recipe & had more than sufficient frosting. Baking at 275° was a new scenario – the cake needed to bake a little while longer…more like 1:25. The freezer trick was an interesting step as well that seemed to seal in the moistness without leaving the cake heavy at all. To finish off after frosting, I dressed the cake up with a topping of crushed walnuts & mini-chocolate chips. It looked beautiful, tasted divine & just over two hours after being cut, is now very nearly Gone!!! My crew is won over - Way more than 5 stars, Cindy! Thank you!!

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Rosemary Carollo

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Home Town: Boonville, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2009

MY BF AND I LOVED THIS, I ADDED XTRA BANANAS, CUZ I LOVE THEM, AND ADDED THE WALNUTS IN WITH THE MIX.

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Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2009

This cake is delicious! It comes out so moist and stays moist for days!

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Ryan's Mom

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Home Town: Hopatcong, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2009

Fabulous cake! Just made it for the family and my picky husband even loved it...just the right amount of cream cheese frosting to cake...the crazy technique of putting it in the freezer right from the oven actually works! Super moist and dense cake. LOVED IT! Only added cinnamon to the recipe for a bit more flavor.

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Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2009

This cake was very heavy and way too sweet. It made us all have an upset stomach. I would not recommend this recipe and i usually like really sweet foods.

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Brady

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Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2009

This cake came out really great! Of course, added my own touch. 1/2 the flour was whole wheat, 1/2 the sugar was splenda and I used 3 cups of bananas. I also didn't have buttermilk so I substituted 1 1/2 cups of regular milk with 1T of white vinegar added to sour it. That is an old trick my grandma taught me. I only used 1/2 of the butter called for in the frosting and 1/3 of the sugar was splenda again. I know it would have been perfect without the changes, but they made it perfect for me:-) Thanks for a great recipe!

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MYFANWYS

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Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2009

This banana cake was AWESOME. I used bananas that were over ripe that I had stored in the freezer. (They are so much easier to mash and more flavorful this way.) I thought the baking temp. was low but made the recipe as written. I checked the cake after 1 hour and the middle was still liquidy. I ended up baking it for 1 hour and 20 minutes and popped it in the freezer as directed. The cake was moist but I don't think it would have been any different had baked it at a higher temp. and skipped the freezer step. This recipe made ALOT of frosting. The overall result was EXCELLENT. Make this recipe! SO GOOD.

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Junebug's Mom

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Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2009

This was an easy, great cake. I made it exactly as it said. I had to cook it for 80 minutes. I think the next time I will just serve it plain or maybe with a bit of whip cream. The frosting was a bit too sweet. Overall, this is a great recipe and will definitely stay in my recipe box! Update: I made a mistake when I baked this cake and gave it to the Marines here. They loved it so much that I have now made three this week alone! Easy and so good!

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KANANICOOKS

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Living In: Sarajevo, Federation Of Bosnia And Herzegovina, Bosnia And Herzegovina

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2009

I made this cake and was in a hurry so baked it at the traditional temp of 350 for 30 minutes and it turned out perfectly - very moist, great cake. I also added cocoa (approx. 2 tbl) to the icing for a chocolate cream cheese icing - yummy! This will become a favorite recipe!

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Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2009

Pretty good cake. Has a nice flavour but a bit heavy. Great icing!

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2009

taking into account all the reviews and strictly following the instructions made by the author of this recipe, Wa`la.....I`ve made a handful of banana cakes now but this one is phenomenal, thanks a lot for sharing! Will surely bake more!

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Ren

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Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2009

The only problem with this cake is , once you make it everyone keeps asking for it. Best banana cake & frosting recipe I have EVER made, better than 5 stars

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Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2009

I made this for my Mom's birthday and she absolutely loved it! I followed the recipe exactly except that I doubled it to make a layer cake and I topped it with chopped walnuts. It was beautiful and delicious. 60 mins at 275 in my oven was perfect. Thanks for this recipe!

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Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2009

I love this dense banana cake. I think all banana cakes should taste like this. I did not change anything in the recipe but I did not use the icing (too sweet for me)I used the whipped cream cream cheese frosting from this website. Very good. I will definately use this cake again and again. I followed the directions to a 'T' I had to cook mine for 90min at 275. I would not change a thing. Thank You

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sweet2th

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Reviewed: Oct. 22, 2009

This was awesome! Followed the directions exactly and put it in the freezer after baking. My husband thought I was nuts. It was very moist and wonderful. Only change was I made half the amount frosting and it was plenty. This is a keeper. Thanks

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Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2009

I thought it was good. I did everything as the recipe stated but I cooked it in 2 round pans and frosted it like a cake.

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Susan

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Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2009

Yummy! Had to cook for 40 minutes longer than the recipe states. Wasn't able to put in the freezer but didn't seem to matter. Still very good. Frosting was very good but made quite a thick layer. Next time will probably halve the frosting. Thanks for the recipe ccsick.

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CanuckMom

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Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2009

I was tempted to bake in the conventional way (350 degrees for about 30 minutes) but in the end, the curiosity about the low temp and freezer cooling got the better of me. I'm glad it did. This is spectacularly moist and delicious. The only changes I made was to halve the recipe and bake it in a 9" square pan for an hour, added 1/2 tsp cinnamon, and subbed Splenda for 2/3 of the sugar. Phenomenal!!! Because it's baked at such a low temperature, the top doesn't get brown like other banana cakes, so frosting adds a lot for eye appeal. Also used Splenda in the cream cheese frosting (I'm diabetic.) I've never had such a super moist banana cake, and I've made some incredibly moist banana cakes before. With the Splenda, it doesn't cause my blood sugar to spike, a huge bonus because even we diabetics crave a baked goodie now and then.

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Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2009

I made this wonderful cake, increased the recipe to 24 servings and it was not only delicious but very moist. Great recipe! I am planning on making it again this weekend.

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