Cake Mix Banana Bread
on Jul 22, 2024, Updated Aug 05, 2024
This easy and flavorful Cake Mix Banana Bread is a family favorite! Just 6 ingredients, a quick mix, and your banana bread is ready for the oven!
This cake mix banana bread is incredibly moist, fluffy, and delicious. When you want a quick snack to bake? Make homemade banana bread made with yellow cake mix!
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.
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: a 15 oz box of yellow cake mix
- eggs
- vanilla extract
- cinnamon
- bananas: the riper the better!
- oil: you can use olive oil, vegetable oil, or melted butter
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 3: Bake the 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.
More Cake Mix Recipes
- Cake Mix Funfetti Cookies
- Cake Mix Pumpkin Bread
- Cake Mix Sugar Cookies
- Cake Mix Crinkle Cookies
- Cake Mix Pumpkin Bars
- Cake Mix Blueberry Muffins
- Cake Mix Double Chocolate Muffins
- Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies
- Cake Mix Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Cake Mix Brownies
- Cake Mix Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Cake Mix Cookie Bars
Cake Mix Banana Bread
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
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a large bowl and mix until combined
- Grease a loaf pan and pour the batter in, smoothing out the top
- Bake the banana bread at 350 degrees for 50 – 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean
- Allow the banana bread to cool completely before cutting
Can I use a sugar free cake mix?
Soooo I added an egg yolk to it and 5 tbsp of softened butter cross fingers it’s ok….
I added almonds to my banana bread and it was delicious!! Thanks for sharing this easy recipe !!!
@Donitta, hi how much almonds did you add to the mix? Is it ground almonds? I’m looking for a yellow cake mix recipe with ground almonds. Thank you for the help
Yvette
This is such an easy simple recipe and it’s delicious!! I added walnuts and it turned out great. Thanks for sharing.
Make this exactly according to your recipe using melted butter and the Banana Bread turned out perfectly delicious. This was an easy peasy recipe to make my busy lifestyle easier. Your recipe will be my go to recipe from now on. Thank you for sharing.
What size loaf pan do you use???
Standard size loaf pan.
Loved this one!! I put in walnuts and it was fabulous.
Great idea! So glad you enjoyed the banana bread 🙂
Do you know if you need to adjust fro altitude?
I have tried your Cake mix cookie bars and they were wonderful! What I’m wanting to do now is cross your cake mix banana bread recipe with that one, so that essentially I would end up with Banana bread [chocolate chip] cookie bars. Would that work? And if so, what size pan would I use, as the cookie bars were made in a 9×13 dish.
Thank you!
That sounds like a great idea! I’m not sure what size dish would matter, just in that the bars would be thinner in a larger baking dish, and thicker in a smaller one, which would affect cooking time. Let me know if you try it, sounds delicious!
Why do you prefer olive oil? Does it change the taste?
I just use it since it is what I have on hand and use in most every recipe. I don’t buy or use vegetable oil. You won’t notice any taste difference!