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Banana Cake VI

Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2012

If I could give more stars, I would. Oft times I will make adjustments to some recipes I see on here, but I thought I would try this EXACTLY as the submitter said. I am glad I did! I did have to bake a little longer than an hour, but that may have something to do with my oven. All I can say is, "WOW!" This cake is the BEST banana cake I have ever had, hands down! I am a chocoholic and this cake is so good, I don't miss not having any chocolate! I prefer this cake over the chocolate ones I make. Now THAT is saying something!! I have made this SEVERAL times so far, and I still follow the recipe exactly as written. Every place I take this, I get an outpouring of people raving about this cake. For fun, this last time, I sprinkled some walnuts on top of half of the cake because my husband LOVES walnuts and it just enhanced the flavor even more. I simply cannot say enough good things about this recipe. I am glad I followed the recipe exactly because I feel it needs no alterations. I also love how I can use up all the frozen bananas I have floating around in my freezer. I usually plop an overly ripe banana in the freezer for future banana breads. Now they are all ear marked for this cake. Try this recipe and you will not regret it!

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Pumpkin Spice Cookie

Reviewed: Jun. 12, 2010

I think these were very delicious! I added some chocolate chips and used a cookie scoop and put them on parchment paper lined cookie sheets. They turned out very moist.

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Strawberry Cream Pie

Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2010

This pie was absolutely wonderful! It disappeared VERY quickly at the family gathering - I wish I had made two pies. Not everyone got to try it and were disappointed. I didn't have time to make the crust so I just bought one. And I had to double this recipe to fill the pie (if you look, you will see that it says it serves 3, so just change it to 6 and Voila!)

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Easy Never Forgotten Guacamole

Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2007

Yum Yum Yum!! I made this last night for a party and it was a hit! I do have to admit I used this recipe as a base and added things to it. I added fresh diced onions, fresh chopped tomatoes, diced green chilis, splash of lemon juice, and a dash of cayenne pepper. PLUS if you keep a couple of the seeds/pits them just throw them in with the guacamole and it helps (in conjunction with the lemon juice) keep the guacamole from turning that nasty brown color.

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Banana Banana Bread

Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2007

Wow, this recipe tasted heavenly! I made these in muffin form for easier eating for my family. My kids (and husband) kept sneaking into them like they were cookies! On a side note: I added some mini semisweet chocolate chips and some cinnamon chips (from Hersheys) and some ground cinnamon. Scrumptious!! *~*~**TIP**~*~* It takes about 6-7 bananas to equal the 2 1/3 cups you need for this recipe. If you don't have that many OVERLY ripe bananas just hanging around, do what I do: when I end up with a lone overly ripe banana that no one will touch, I put it in the freezer (unpeeled) then when I slowly start accumulating quite a lot of them in the freezer, I pull them out and either let them defrost on the counter OR defrost them in the mircowave. The peels will turn black in the freezer, don't worry that is normal. Also, the banana texture will be a really funky squishy. That is also normal, makes it easier to mush. But these frozen overly ripe bananas add such a rich banana flavor. **ALSO** I have made this recipe a bunch of times, that is how much myself and my family LOVES IT!

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Banana-White Chocolate Pancakes

Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2007

My husband and I and one of our 4 kids loved it! Our other three kids didn't like the texture of the bananas in the pancakes; possibly due to the fact it was something new. The pancakes were too sweet for me to add syrup. But they were very yummy with a smattering of butter spread on top. Next time I make these, I might mash the bananas and add less white chocolate chips. (oh, I added a splash of sugar free hazelnut syrup to the batter for a nut flavoring with out the crunch because I have kids who hate nuts. But if I make this again and only for my husband and I, I would add some kind of nut for a crunch contrast)

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Moist Banana Raisin Bread

Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2006

This bread didn't impress me a whole lot. Maybe I need to make adjustments for living at a higher elevation because it didn't seem all that moist. Oh, and I didn't add raisins because some of my kids don't like raisins. I added chocolate chips in place of the raisins. Maybe the raisins add a degree of moistness. Oh, and for some reason, I didn't care much for the chopped peanuts in the bread. If I make it again I would leave those out and add an extra tablespoon of creamy peanut butter instead to help increase the peanut flavor.

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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread II

Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2006

Oh my gosh! YUM YUM YUM!! This reminds me so much of the banana bread my grandma used to make. So moist! I followed a few other reviewers and used butter instead of shortening. I also made this recipe in mini loaf pans and wrapped each one individually. My kids loved grabbing a mini loaf for a treat. Also, with making them as a mini loaves, I didn't have to slice it - which help me avoid the problem of some reviewers: that it was so moist it was hard to slice. With a mini loaf, you just eat it like a muffin! :) No slicing required! Just do what my kids did, stuff the whole thing in your mouth! :)

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Coconut Cream Pie

Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2006

I have made this pie recipe SEVERAL times. Each time, everyone raves about it. I even won first prize in a pie bake off with this recipe. Two minor things I did differently: (1) I added about 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract (in addition to the vanilla). (2) A handful of extra flaked coconut. ~~I suggest using whole milk when making this pie. It makes for a very creamy filling. ~~JUST FYI~~ I have made this lactose-free before. In order to do that, use Nucoa margarine instead of butter and lactose-free milk instead of regular milk. It turns out just the same as the regular recipe. PLUS for LOWER SUGAR, you can substitute 1/2 the sugar with Splenda. I have done this for my husband (who is diabetic) and he didn't notice a difference.

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Melt In Your Mouth Pumpkin Bread

Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2006

I think the description at the top, "Think of this as pumpkin pie in sweet bread form" describes it best. If you are expecting regular pumpkin bread texture, you may want to keep searching. However, this is SO moist! And if you bite into it remembering that it has a pumpkin pie consistency, you will love it. I personally think it could have used a bit more cinnamon and possibly other spices like cloves, nutmeg, etc. So next time I make this, I would probably add more spices and use vanilla instead of coconut pudding. I made this in mini loaves and my kids devoured them. My personal opinion is that it tastes better the next day.

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