Reviewed: Jul. 6, 2009

Awwww yeah. This is one awesome cake, my friends. I subbed 1 c. sugar plus 3/4. c brown sugar for the 2 c. white, cut the oil in half and used 3 bananas because bananas are made of win. I also shortened the baking time to 45 min @ 300, but that's only because my oven is electric and therefore sucks. But in the end, this is dynamite! Thanks for sharing!

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SPECIALK04

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Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2009

I used this recipe as a guide and switched it up. I used chunked pinapple instead of crushed, and used applesauce instead of oil. I soaked raisins in hot water and when they were nice and soft threw them in too.Sprinkled it with cinnamon before i put it in the oven. The whole family loved it! gotta try it

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robin

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Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2008

this was a nice cake ...my husband loves it! only thing i did differently was use 100g ground almonds as i didn't have any pecans.i really loved not having any extra mixing bowls to wash up after!

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traceym

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Plymouth, Devon, England, U.K.

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Reviewed: Sep. 6, 2008

Fantastic! My husband made this for me for my birthday, brought me back to our Jamaican vacation.

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JElder81

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Mansfield, Massachusetts, USA

Living In: Stewartville, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2008

OMG!!!! Everybody at my game night loved this! I used 1/2 brown and 1/2 white sugar and only 1 c oil like the other suggestions. I poured the batter in the pan and layered the cut bananas in, then layered more batter on top. I also tented the cake after 30 min with foil. I did not make icing. Next time I will top it with whipped cream. This would be great with a cup of coffee! Yummy!!!

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PrincessBee

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Home Town: Austin, Texas, USA

Living In: Los Angeles, California, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 26, 2008

Super easy and perfectly yummy. My changes were half brown sugar/half white, reduced oil to one cup, I used three bananas (just because :0), added 1 1/2 tsp of cinnamon, and I topped it with cocounut prior to baking. Tent the cake after 30-40 minutes to prevent it getting too dark. This was perfect! No frosting or powdered sugar needed!

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SONIC65

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Huntsville, Alabama, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2008

I didn't have any canned pineapple, so I substituted a can of diced pears. I don't know what the cake would have tasted like with pineapple, but it was very moist and delicious using pears! I also added a teaspoon of almond extract in addition to the vanilla. One important note: Make sure you bake this in the 9x13 pan, but I did mix the batter in a bowl first.

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Amy

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Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2007

Great cake and forgiving. I mixed in a bowl b/c I wanted my eggs thoroughly beaten and I added the other ingredients in no particular order and it turned out great! On my second batch, I cut the oil down to 2/3 cup and it was perfect. The cake is just ok out of the oven but becomes fantastic the next day. I also tried making as loaves and they are definetly gift worthy.

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LILLYG73

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Houston, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2007

YUMMY! :-) My family just LOVE this cake! It's GREAT for breakfast with a hot cup of tea or coffee, if you fancy that! ;-) This is a keeper for sure!!

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Living In: Sacramento, California, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 22, 2007

This cake is awesome! I did followed the suggestions of half brown/half white sugar and 1 cup oil. I think i will try apple sauce and add coconut flakes as others have suggested next time.

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Kiburdan

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: May Pen, Clarendon, Jamaica

Living In: Apopka, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: May 28, 2007

Yummy! I, too, used 1/2 white and 1/2 brown sugar. Also 1/2 cup oil and 1 cup applesauce. It does need something on top so I think I'll use cream cheese icing as suggested earlier! Thanks for the recipe!

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Leah R.

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Reviewed: May 8, 2007

Really good and a nice variation on banana bread. My changes: 1/2 C white sugar, 1/2 C brown sugar; 1/2 C oil + 1 C applesauce (to avoid the "fudgy" problem another reviewer had with 100% applesauce substitution). It was easy and plenty sweet. However, it stuck to the pan like glue; next time I'll grease the pan like another reviewer did.

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JULIEK2

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

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Reviewed: May 7, 2007

It was good and very simple to make. I would advise to use half the amount of sugar- It was tooooo sweet!.

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Indy

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Reviewed: Apr. 10, 2007

I've made this cake twice now and everyone loves it! I added a cream cheese frosting and topped it with coconut flakes. Delicious! Thanks for a great recipe.

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Rachel

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Reviewed: Apr. 10, 2007

Very good and easy to make. Tastes like a banana nut bread, only better.

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WAREAGLE81

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2006

Now don't get me wrong by the four stars I rated it. It was a good cake, but, I felt it needed something else, and I don't think frosting will do it, may be I should have added , like some of the other people did, add some cinnamon, but maybe that would have taken the "jamaican" thing out of it. All in all, I probably would make it again. Thanks though!

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Mama Rivas aka Pablo's Hottie

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Home Town: Weslaco, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2006

Absolutely delicious!!! Made this for a Jamaican themed baby shower and it was a big hit!

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sulynn

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Reviewed: Sep. 18, 2006

fabulous; a big hit!!

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Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2006

Deliciously moist, easy and fast since it's mixed right in the pan and there's no need for frosting or topping of any kind. I followed the recommendations of other reviewers; reduced oil to 1 cup, used half brown and half white sugar and added 1 teaspoon of cinnamon (though I'm not sure the cinnamon was necessary). Then gently mixed it right in the pan as directed and baked. Fabulous recipe!

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Reviewed: Jun. 22, 2006

I made a few changes, I used applesauce in place of oil and used half brown sugar and half white sugar as previously suggested. I am not sure if the changes changed the texture...the texture was somewhat fudgy(?) definitely not cake-like. I also greased my pan and dusted it with cinammon and sugar. Yummy! Yummy! My husband did not want me to share any with my coworkers....

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Lei

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Pago Pago, Eastern, American Samoa

Living In: San Juan Capistrano, California, USA

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