Cake Mix Banana Bread

Name: Cake Mix Banana Bread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 15 oz box of yellow cake mix; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas; 1/3 cup oil (or melted butter)

By Joy Shull

4.48 from 285 votes

on Jul 22, 2024, Updated Feb 16, 2025

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This Cake Mix Banana Bread recipe is easy to make and a family favorite. All you need is just a few ingredients to make this quick banana bread!

The Easiest Banana Bread

This cake mix banana bread is incredibly moist, fluffy, and delicious.

If you have a box of cake mix in your pantry and some ripe bananas calling your name, this is the perfect recipe for you.

I am no stranger to cake mix recipes, I love them for a shortcut to delicious baked goods!

This banana bread is simple, only a few ingredients, and guaranteed to be a family favorite.

banana bread sliced with a banana in the background

You can find the full recipe and instructions at the bottom of this post, but here are the ingredients that you will need to make it.

Ingredients you’ll need

Cake mix: I used yellow cake mix, but you can use any flavor you want.
Eggs
Vanilla extract
Cinnamon
Bananas: the riper the better!
Oil: you can use olive oil, vegetable oil, or melted butter

ingredients from an overhead view: two bananas, two eggs, olive oil, cinnamon, and yellow cake mix

How to make banana bread with cake mix

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Step 1: Add your yellow cake mix, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, mashed overripe bananas, and oil to a large bowl. Mix well to combine.

Step 2: Spray a loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray and pour the banana bread batter in, smoothing out the top.

step by step images showing ingredients for the banana bread, mixed in a bowl, and in the baking loaf pan

Step 3: Bake the banana bread at 350 degrees for 50 – 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Be sure to allow loaf to cool completely before cutting it. This might be the hardest part, because the scent of fresh baked banana bread is irresistible!

Can I use other flavors of cake mix?

Yes you can! Try changing up this recipe up by using chocolate cake mix, butter pecan cake mix, white cake mix, or spice cake mix.

You may want to adjust the spices if you change the cake mix flavor.

Mix in ideas

Chocolate chips: Craving chocolate chip banana bread? Add in 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips into the batter before baking
Peanut butter chips
Butterscotch chips
Walnuts or pecans: to make this a banana nut bread

Do I have to add vanilla and cinnamon?

No you do not, I just love adding that classic cinnamon hint for my banana bread, but it would be delicious without it too!

Can I make these into muffins?

Yes, just divide the batter equally into greased muffin tins instead. Bake the banana muffins at 350 for 18-23 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

For a muffin specific recipe I created one for you! Try out these cake mix banana muffins.

This recipe creates super fluffy, sweet, perfect banana bread. Adding bananas to cake mix can be a great way to use up ingredients you already have on hand and make a delicious treat!

Mash those overripe bananas up, add in your cake mix, eggs, oil, and spice and you are ready to go. Simple, foolproof, and a family favorite.

How to Store

In the refrigerator: You can keep leftovers of this cake mix banana bread in the fridge for 5-7 days in an airtight container

Freezing banana bread for later: To freeze this loaf for later, allow it to cool completely, then place in an airtight freezer bag. You can also freeze individual slices wrapped each in cling wrap, then store in an airtight container in the freezer for around a month.

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