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Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2009
I will be making this at my next potluck. I did find banana cake mix. A couple changes I did as recommended by others were as follows: I added a third of the sliced banana to the cake mix, and put the rest as directed. I also used 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Gave some cake to two neighbors and my hubby and they thought it was exceptional.
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Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2009
The bananas the next day were just soggy. I thought it would have been a much better cake without the sliced bananas on top.
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Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2009
Very delicious and not overly sweet; has a very good balance. I also could not find banana cake mix, so I sprinkled banana creme instant gelatin on top of the bananas and used yellow cake mix. Worked very well.
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Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2009
This was delicious! After reading the reviews I did make a few changes. I didn't really want two 8" cakes so baked the recipe in a Bundt pan, sprayed with Baking Spray. I used a yellow cake mix that had pudding in the mix. I increased the amount of chopped pecans to a heaping 3/4 cup. Because of the Bundt pan's narrow bottom (top of cake)the butter/brown sugar mixture was fairly deep. I added 2-oz. bourbon and 2 of the bananas (mashed) to the batter. I sliced the remaining 2 bananas and layered them on the pecan mixture--it was a tight fit but I squeezed them in and only had 3 or 4 banana slices that sat on top of other bananas. I baked it until tester came out clean (I didn't push tester down into bananas)--about 55 minutes. I let the cake cool about 15 minutes then turned it out. Beautiful, aromatic, cake! The thicker pecan-butter mixture carmalized perfectly and completely covered the bananas...couldn't see them at all and if they turned dark, there was no way to tell. Tasted great!! I took a photo of the cake and meant to take another THREE days later when there was only one remaining piece, to show how well it lasted, but it got eaten before I had the chance! I liked the texture of the cake...because of the mashed bananas, it was denser than a typical yellow cake. I'll never fret about the extra, too ripe for me to eat, bananas again...thanks, Dana!
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Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2009
This recipe is amazing. I used the Wilton Banana Cake recipe and substituted walnuts for the pecans. Everyone loved it.
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Reviewed: Sep. 11, 2009
This recipe is out of this world!! I did make a few changes. I didn't have banana cake mix so I used yellow cake mix and mashed the bananas into the mix. I also substituted applesauce for the oil. Then I added a splash of Jack Daniel's. I increased the pecans, brown sugar and butter, and omitted the bananas in the topping. It was the best cake we have ever had and I know it is the best I've ever made! Thanks!!
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Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2009
This stuff is amazing!! The smell was wonderful while it was in the oven. I did however bake it in 10in. cast iron skillet(just like I would have made a pineapple upside down cake). Added about a tablespoon more butter than what is suggested to the brown sugar. And I could not find a banana cake mix, so I used golden vanilla cake mix with 2/3tsp. of banana flavoring. It was wonderful and I will be making it again this weekend for a sunday school lunch. Awesome!!
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Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2009
Just made this to serve as a dessert for my dinner party. Wow!! It was wonderful! Made it exactly as the recipe called for and used a 13 X 9 pan. Inverted it as soon as it came out of oven and nothing stuck. The cake and the presentation was 5 stars.
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Reviewed: Jun. 30, 2009
We LOVED this. I found a banana cake mix and so it was very banana-y but very delicious. Everyone that tried it said it reminded them of caramel rolls. We served it warm with ice cream on the side one time but it's good on it's own too!
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Reviewed: Jun. 13, 2009
I made recipe with yellow cake mix. Added 1/2 of banana in the mix. Not mashed just cut into small bits. Turned out great.
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Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2009
Wonderful cake. I mixed 2 oz dark rum into the batter before baking. Contrasted well with the sweetness.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.47 star rating.
Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2009
Pretty good...I added a little more butter than it called for, and it came out great! The only thing is, it didn't keep well for leftovers, but that's ok - next time I'll make it for a potluck...I'm sure there will be no leftovers! (And my bananas DID NOT turn green!lol)
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Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2009
This was good, not great, but good.
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Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2009
The presentation of this cake is great. I give it a five because of the couple modifications that I made - I used yellow cake mix mixed with a packet of instant vanilla pudding - and I added some chocolate chips - the cake turned out FANTASTIC:)
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Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2008
I love this recipe. It is great to throw in the oven when you find out you have company coming. It is not overly sweet since there is no "icing" on it. The bananas and the nuts are enough. A great simple desert.
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Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2008
Had some bananas that I needed to do something with, saw this recipe and thought why not give it a try. After reading reviews this is what happened! I used a 13x9 glass baking dish. Sprayed dish with Crisco really good. Used 3/4 cup butter, 3/4 cup brown sugar. One cup of pecans. Could not find Banana cake mix, used basic yellow. Followed instructions. Used baking sheet with wax paper, placed on top of cake and flipped, came out of baking dish perfect, no sticking at all. Cake looked and tasted great! Thanks for the recipe, reading reviews is definately a plus!
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Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2008
EASY!! I used a butter-flavored cake for the cake part and threw in a little flaked coconut over the nuts before the cake. I baked them in two 9in. pans and stacked them straight from the pan. What a great dessert... moist, tasty!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.47 star rating.
Reviewed: Jun. 9, 2008
I don't think many stores will carry banana cake mix, but I used one package of the Jell-O instant banana pudding mix (0.9oz pk). I just added to the cake mix and I followed the box directions which showed to only bake for 27-32 minutes using 9" pans and that was enough time. I used 6 tbls butter, 3/4 cup brown sugar, 3/14 chopped pecans because that's the best part. I rated this recipe a 4 because it was delicious when it first left the oven, but it doesn't last. I put it in the fridge (covered) for the next day since I baked at night, and by the morning the taste was not as good. The bananas don't hold up well, so I recommend to bake right before serving and try to finish it since the taste is not as good the next day. I like banana bread much better than this cake. I sprinkle the top of the banana bread with chopped pecans, buter and brown sugar before baking and it tastes so delicious....and it will last for days!
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Reviewed: May 10, 2008
This cake had a great flavor but the banana slices turned dark on the second day which left it very unappealing.
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Reviewed: Apr. 19, 2008
This recipe is awesome! My family rated it a 10 out of 5 stars, hehe. Quick to prepare, nice presentation, and a great alternative to those that find pineapple to be too caustic for their tastes. The only change I made was that I couldn't find banana cake mix, so I used a buttery yellow cake mix and added 1 tsp. of artificial banana flavoring. Next time I will increase the amount of brown sugar and nuts on the bottom, just because we really liked that part the best, but really this recipe is great as-is!
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