Banana Nut Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

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I tried this recipe, but added baking soda and a teaspoon of cardamom, and 1/2 cup less sugar. Organic bananas make a big difference too, as they're minus any bitterness.

It was a huge hit. I made it again and gave some as gifts with cream cheese icing.

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I just made this recipe last night and, with a couple of tweaks, created the most delicious cake EVER! I followed the cake directions except doing the following: 1 added a TBSP of corn starch to the bottom of each flour cup (got this tip from another reviewer to make the cake lighter 2 added about 1/3 cup heavy cream; 3 omitted the nuts; 4 baked in 2, 9 inch pans; and 3 baked for about 5 additional minutes. With these slight changes, my cakes turned out delicious. Then, to top it off, I decided to switch out the cream cheese frosting for Barefoot Contessa's Peanut Butter Icing with an layer of sliced bananas between the cake layers. Seriously, the best cake ever!

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the taste of this cake is amazing and the frosting is the best !!! i did it for my boyfriends birthday party and everybody love it !!!!

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This cake was great, however I wasn't a huge fan of the icing. I could taste the butter & it over-powered the taste of the cream cheese.
I altered the cake recipe by using cake flour instead of AP flour since many of the reviews said that the cake was too dense. I made my own by putting 2 TBS of cornstarch in the bottom of a 1 C measuring device and filling the rest up with the AP flour as suggested by another reviewer. This made the cake a little less dense than a bread consistency. I think next time I will add some buttermilk or more banana.
I did not have enough batter for 3 9" rounds. It fit perfectly into 2 9" rounds, however it took about 10 minutes longer to bake than the recipe calls for.

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I personally LOVE LOVE banana nut bread, or anything banana for that matter! This recipe was just delicious! I honestly thought it would take a lot of time, but it was actually quite easy. : I originally wanted to make these for Halloween and decorate them. I followed the exact recipe and decided to make cupcakes. They Turned out perfect and tasted so fresh with the fresh bananas!

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This was a really good recipe - I especially like that I didn't need to use any equipment other than a fork and spoon! No mixers - yeah! I read the other people's review and took a middle ground on this recipe. I added about 1/2 cup of buttermilk instead of the cup recommended by another user. I also added 1/2 tsp each of nutmeg, ground clove and ginger, as well as 1/4 tsp allspice. Wow!

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Really liked this recipe. I usually do not do Paula recipes because of all the butter but had to use up ripe bananas! This turned out great--loved the flavor. Usually walnuts are paired with banana. Really liked the pecans in this.

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I started making this cake and got all of the ingredients in the bowl and was sure I had left something off. I went back and double checked only to find that i had the receipe correct as written. I could not imagine trying to get this very thick batter divided into 3 pans so I added one cup of milk, thank goodness! This cake was for my daughter's birthday and I shudder to think what the "cake" would have been like if I had not added the milk. With the cup of milk the cake was beautiful and delicious!

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I baked this cake, did exactly what the recipe called for, and the flavor is good, but it is more like banana nut bread, and not cake. If I ever make this cake again, i will add buttermilk to it, maybe it will make it lighter. The batter was way to heavy.

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Great recipe! I tested on the folks I work with yesterday - it went really quick once the 1st cut was made. The Creamcheese Frosting made it's debut with a Red Velvet Cake last year - scrumptious Paula - simply scrumptious!