Old-Fashioned Banana Cake

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This is a great cake! Don't leave out the orange zest it absolutely takes this cake to next level and keeps it from just being a "round banana bread". I used Nutella buttercream since I love chocolate and banana together but after having tasted this cake you could do it on its own or just a sprinkle of powdered sugar or maybe even a light vanilla glaze. Mine rose beautifully and was done in about 47 minutes. Be sure oven is at 350. Don't rely on the ovens panel readout. You should always use an oven thermometer because the oven one is almost always wrong. I learned this after many under/overcooked cakes and cookies over the years. This is a keeper. Would even hold well to stacking and decorating.

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I don't know how anyone could think that this was anything less than GREAT. It is "old-fashioned" as the title says -- although the orange zest gives it a nice surprise. The frosting is sweet, but then it should be. It keeps well and when I make it for the two of us, we enjoy it for several days out of the fridge. It also makes a nice presentation without a lot of effort.

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I made this, exactly as instructed, and my family and I really enjoyed it. A friend stopped by and was given some for himself and his wife. The wife asked for the recipe.

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Loved the cake by itself. Didn't care for the cream cheese frosting.

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I noticed a couple of other got the same result as I did using this recipe. My cake came out very dense and didn't tast to great. Any ideas what might've gone wrong? HELP!

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It's an ok, normal cake, I don't think I'll remember how it is the next day.

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Oh my gosh! This cake is awesome! It's moist but not dense- rises high. I didn't have an orange but I had lemons, so I used lemon zest. I made a Nutella frosting instead of the cream cheese frosting (didn't have any cream cheese in the fridge, but I will try it again with the cream cheese frosting. I brought the cake to a family dinner last night and it was gone in no time!!! It's a keeper!

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This recipe is AWESOME!!! Thanks Ina!! I didn't change a thing!!! This is a big hit in my house....

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I made this on the weekend for my family and they loved it. I left out the walnuts and made a maple buttercream icing (since my husband in not a fan of cream cheese. I had to leave it in the over close to half an hour more than the recommended time. I just kept checking it until it was done...not ideal. Maybe Ina used a convection oven? That could explain the lesser time.

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First and foremost, I did not change a thing with this recipe and I rarely do. I don't understand how people can claim to like a recipe when they alter so many ingredients, thus basically creating an entirely new recipe. The orange zest is without a doubt the KEY ingredient to this deliciously moist and tasteful cake. The cake rose beautifully in the oven and stayed that way when I took it out. I'm not a big fan of baking, but this was so easy and such a success that I am guaranteed to make it again.