Reviewed: Mar. 27, 2012

I made this for my daughters' birthday party. It was a huge hit and very moist. I used devils food cake and omitted the cocoa. Low fat sour cream worked well too. I used two bananas. Make sure the bananas are super ripe, brown and disgusting works the best! I made a whipped cream with cream cheese frosting recipe because I needed to decorate the cake. It turned out great. Thanks for the recipe.

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Dana Reba

Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2011

I am definitely using this for my daughters "Monkey" birthday. I used the devils food chocolate cake mix and 3 bananas. One in that much chocolate would have been lost. If you are not tasting banana at all, your bananas are too ripe. The blacker the better in baking. I keep my rotted bananas in the freezer for just such an occasion!

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BEADED66

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Reviewed: Jan. 26, 2011

Like others, I decided to just start with a chocolate cake mix. I also subbed applesauce for 1/2 of the oil and skipped the chocolate chips. Used 2 bananas and made into cupcakes that I frosted with the banana cream frosting from this site. The cake was okay by itself - the frosting made it much better.

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mominml

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Living In: Moses Lake, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 6, 2010

i made this for mothers day and there wasnt a slice left. my family loved it and thats saying a lot since they r cooks at their own restuarant. it was recommended as a must at our next holiday.

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madlexi

Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2010

This is yummy. I used a german cho. cake and omitted the cocoa. Used mini semi sweet chips. I did add a little frosting though ~ I melted 4 oz of german's sweet chocholate with 1/3 cup cream, added 2 T. butter and 1/2 tsp vanilla, beat it by hand and poured it over a yet warm cake. It has a wonderful flavor!

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Lee Ann

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Philip, South Dakota, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2009

I took someone's earlier advice and created the cake mix myself. I also added 1/2 cup of sweetened coconut flakes. I also added two bananas instead of just one because it seemed like it needed more moisture. It was fantastic and a big hit at lunch!

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heather

Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2009

This is fantastic! After reading other reviews I decided to make a few changes and used Devil's Food cake mix and 3 and a half bananas to bring out that real banana flavour. I had to almost double the baking time, but when it was done it turned out dense, moist, and so delicious! I made this as a birthday cake for a family of chefs who said that this was their favourite cake ever!

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Kate

Reviewed: Aug. 27, 2009

Great base recipe. I used a Devil's Food cake mix and 2 over-ripe bananas. I left out the chocolate chips (I didn't have any on hand). I baked two 9 inch round cakes and made a layered cake with chocolate frosting. It made a delightful birthday cake.

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cinderblock

Reviewed: Jun. 23, 2009

Excellent. As another reviewer, I used a devil's food cake mix, a little less cocoa and 4 small bananas. Very moist with just a hint of banana. Do not think frosting is necessary - just a sprinkling of powdered sugar.

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Az Hummer

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Tucson, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 23, 2009

This recipe is awesome! I made the cake for my husband for his birthday/Father's Day and he loved it! I went ahead and used the white cake mix, I used 4 small bananas and that was perfect..and I put dark chocolate frosting in the middle of the layers (2 8" pans), on top, and all over, and sprinkled the powdered sugar on top. Thank you for the the easiest, most delicious cake ever!!

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