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Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2009
I originally did not like this cake much. I ate a piece about an hour after it was out of the oven. It was too much like bread, I thought. The next day the cake was so much better. I am a beginner cook, so perhaps I didn't blend the ingredients properly to obtain the correct density. I only changed the recipe by omitting the nuts as my husband doesn't eat them. It cooked in my oven for 65 minuites and it was done. The pineapple flavor was missing. It tasted fine, but I really wanted it to be better. I love bananna bread and this is similar. I think it would have been better with a glaze over it.
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Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Orange City, Florida, USA
Living In: Deltona, Florida, USA
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.64 star rating.
Reviewed: Jul. 30, 2009
I used a cup of melted butter instead of vegetable oil and a half cup of FF sour cream. I didn't have enough vegetable oil on hand.....rare occurance. I made no other changes. Simple enough to throw together quickly with ingredients I usually have on hand. This came out incredibly moist and dense. I mixed together the dry ingredients in my Kitchen Aid mixer first, then added all the wet, only mixing until just moistened. A little over halfway through, I covered the bundt cake with foil to keep it from burning on top. If I were to make this again, I'd cut back on the sugar by at least half. Way too sweet. Good flavor, just too sweet.
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Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.64 star rating.
Reviewed: Jul. 4, 2009
This is a KEEPER all right! it is moist and holds together. I have made this many times for different fuctions it is more cake than my family can eat so when I have guests or go to a church pot- luck everyone wants this cake. I add some chopped apple and go half sugar and brown sugar and for the ones in my ife that are not able to have the real sugar I use splenda it tastes the same. Thanks Jenny for sharing this great recipe
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Home Town: Caldwell, Idaho, USA
Living In: Vernonia, Oregon, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 20, 2009
Made this for my mom's 78th birthday and it was loved by all. I subbed applesauce for half of the oil and heated a can of cream cheese frosting in the microwave and used it as a glaze to drizzle over the top and sides. So good and thank you Jenny!
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Home Town: Livingston, New Jersey, USA
Living In: Flanders, New Jersey, USA
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.64 star rating.
Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2009
My husband ate half this cake the first night I made it. I took it work and it was gone. Your right it didn't last long. Thanks for the recipe. I had some leftover bananas and pineapple. It was perfect.
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Home Town: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Living In: Providence Forge, Virginia, USA
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.64 star rating.
Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2009
I'm so stoked to have found this recipe!!! I got this recipe a long time ago from a teacher my mom worked with... and lost it! I love love love this cake and, now, my family does, too!
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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Ceres, California, USA
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.64 star rating.
Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2007
I LOVE THIS CAKE. If I could give this cake more than 5 stars I would. It is so easy to make. The results are nothing short of spectacular and my entire family keeps asking for more. This recipe will be handed down through the generations...that's just how incredible it is. The recipe is right on!! I didn't change a thing! Do yourself and your loved ones a favor and make this cake!!!!!
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Home Town: Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA
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Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2007
This is the same recipe I've made for years and it has always been my very, very favorite banana cake. I would give it 10 stars if I could. The only difference is my recipe calls for dicing the bananas instead of mashing them. It also states "stir the mixture just to blend, but do not beat." It is high in calories so the next time I make it, I may take other's suggestions to cut back on the oil and sugar.
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Reviewed: Sep. 12, 2007
Very, very good! I used 1/2 applesauce/oil instead of all oil. Very good! I also frosted mine with cream cheese frosting! Perfect for our first fall dessert!
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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: May 25, 2007
My 8 yr. old daughter and I made this together and it was delicious. Probably one of the to or three best cakes we have ever eaten!
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Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2006
This cake is awesome! Even people who don't like pineapple just loved this cake and begged for more.
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Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2006
This has been a family favorite for over a year now. I made it once for a friend when I lived in England, and she and her whole family thought it was the best cake ever. I make it at home all the time when I have leftover ripe bananas. It's easy to make, easy cleanup, and everyone loves it. We bake it in a bundt pan, no frosting, and eat it as a morning coffee cake or afternoon tea cake. Oh and I also usually only use like 1 1/2 cups sugar and that is PLENTY. This makes cute little mini bundt cakes as well.
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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2005
This is a great recipe. Just like a previous rating, I found this as the 'hummingbird cake'. I made a few changes that makes it healthier and just a tasty. I replaced sugar with splenda brand sweetener and replaced approx. 1/2 of the oil with applesauce. My family can't get enough, and despite my diabetes I can eat some to. I also made a glaze from the splenda and spread on top of it. I made mine in a 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" pan.
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Reviewed: Nov. 24, 2005
The best bannana cake I've ever eaten. I omitted the nuts however.
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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Willingboro, New Jersey, USA
Living In: Woodstown, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2005
This recipe has been a favorite in my family for three generations - that I know of - only we know it as Hummingbird Cake and ice it with cream cheese frosting. I thought it was a family secret until I looked in Allrecipes.com and found Hummingbird Cake 1, 11, 111, etc. Whenever I don't have quite enough bananas, I add chopped fresh apples or whole cranberries to make up the volume. I bake in 3 cake layer pans so there's lots of area to spread that luscious frosting!
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Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2005
This is my new favorite recipe. I doubled the batch and put half in a bundt pan and the other half in mini loaf pans. I sent the bundt cake to work with my husband and took a loaf to work with me...the cake was a BIG hit. I made an icing for the top with the left over pineapple juice to "fancy" up the presentation.
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Home Town: Anaheim, California, USA
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Reviewed: Apr. 27, 2005
Awesome recipe, was a big hit at a cake day we had at work! This was my very first cake I ever made and it was extremly easy!! I put a buttercream frosting and sprinkled walnuts on the top!!!
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Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2004
I agree this is an absolutely delicious cake, It is moist cake, I never have leftovers. I had this recipe and it was lost I am thrilled to have it again. Sometime I drizzle frosting over it while it is still warm.
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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2004
I love this cake. I did however cut down on the sugar and oil and it was still great! My family loved it . My mother and grandmother asked for the recipe.
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Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2002
flavor was ok, but was kind of dry...also added marschino cherries...
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