Banana Cake

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I saw this recipe on a show some time back and tried it. This cake is now one of our family favorites. Give this cake a try it is absolutely wonderful.

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I used 4 bananas and a banana garnish, it's a hit with the family and friends! I used 2 small packages of vanilla pudding for the frosting, but the same amount of milk and it came out great!

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I am always looking or ways to use my bananas when become over ripe. This was a great way, because the cake was so easy to make, and the cake was so moist and not heavy at all. It is definitely the best banana cake I have ever had. The only thing that I did differently was to add a half teaspoon of cake spice to my batter. I used a basic cream cheese frosting and boy was it a great cake. The instructions for the pans was not quite clear, I was not sure if I was suppose to use one nine inch pan or two. I figured it out. I love to look at this web site for receipes.

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I made this for Thanksgiving - and it was a HUGE hit! I baked the cake in one 9" pan - and then refridgerated the cake, then sliced it in half (lengthwise to make 2 layers. And I used 3.5 bananas. When it came time to frost it, I frosted the bottom layer, then added a layer of bananas to the top of that layer, and then put the 2nd layer on top and frosted it all. Came out great! And I did not refridgerate it when there was leftovers - so the frosting stayed creamy until the last piece was eaten - a few days later.

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Before I begin any criticisms, I will say that this cake had EXCELLENT flavor and was nice & moist. Here are the problems:

1 I know I followed the recipe, yet my cakes were not fluffy or cake-like, they were VERY dense. In fact, that is the first thing someone said upon biting into the cake: "a little dense?" The cake ended up more the texture of bread.

2 The frosting/icing was not a good choice at all. It was very buttery and didn't have a nice flavor, and when refrigerated it hardened and you could peel it off the cake. I don't feel it complemented the banana cake at all. A classic cream cheese frosting would have been much better.

Basically, I don't recommend making this cake as is. If you can figure out how to use this recipe to make the cake more cake-like and not so bread like, & use a different frosting, then it might be worth it.

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This cake was very heavy and did not rise much. I think I may have errored, so I cannot accurately rate this cake, so I will give it a 3. But, the instructions were not clear, in that it said to mix the baking soda with the sour milk, but did not tell you when to do so ie how long before putting cake in oven. Is this why it came out so heavy? I don't know.

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Excellent cake and frosting. This has become my families favorite. I even add a few chocolate chips into the batter as it goes into the oven.

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I love this recipe and have made it many times. I serve it often and always for the 4th of July it can easily be decorated to look like the flag using blueberries and strawberries.

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I've made this cake three times now and it's turned out perfect every time. It is so dense, almost like banana bread, and the frosting is to die for. Thanks so much for wonderful family recipe!

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I've been looking for an alternative recipe to banana bread (don't like the thick crust. This cake was amazingly moist and tasty, no need for the frosting.