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Home » Recipes » Banana Oatmeal Cake Recipe

Banana Oatmeal Cake Recipe

Published: Sep 1, 2022 · Modified: Dec 30, 2022 by Lynda · This post may contain affiliate links.

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This moist Banana Oatmeal Cake is made with bananas and oats. It’s so delicious it might be your new favorite dessert AND breakfast! There are only a few ingredients, which means this cake will be quick and easy to make. And it tastes great too! What are you waiting for?

Slice of banana oatmeal cake on a white plate.

Whenever I have bananas that are starting to become a little too ripe, I like to make this Banana Oatmeal Cake. It doesn’t last long at my house. Let’s take a quick look at how you can make it with common pantry items.

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  • 🥘 Ingredients
  • 🔪How To Make Banana Oatmeal Cake
  • ⏲️ Baking Time
  • 📖 Recipe

🥘 Ingredients

For this sweet and moist cake, you need the following ingredients:

  • all-purpose flour
  • rolled oats
  • baking soda
  • salt
  • unsalted butter
  • light brown sugar
  • eggs 
  • ripe bananas
  • vanilla extract
  • rolled oats
  • cinnamon
Ingredients to make a banana cake with oats.

🔪How To Make Banana Oatmeal Cake

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and lightly spray an 8-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.

Next, combine the flour, oats, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and set the oat mixture to the side.

Oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla in a mixing bowl.
Whisk in a bowl with oats, brown sugar, and cinnamon.

Cream butter and brown sugar on medium speed of an electric mixer for approximately 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, until it is well combined. Add bananas and vanilla to the butter mixture.

Banana oatmeal cake batter in a mixing bowl.

Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and beat until it is well combined. Try not to over-beat the mixture. Pour the banana cake batter into the prepared baking dish.

Banana cake batter being poured into a glass mixing bowl.

Make the crumbly topping by combining rolled oats, brown sugar, melted butter, and cinnamon together until it is crumbly. Sprinkle the cake with the topping mixture and

⏲️ Baking Time

Bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Let the cake cool for 20 to 30 minutes before digging in.

Nine inch glass baking dish with oatmeal cake.

Like bananas? Be sure to check out these other recipes using bananas on Southern Kissed:

  • Homemade Banana Pudding – This recipe is southern comfort in a bowl. Impress your family with warm banana pudding topped with homemade meringue.
  • Banana Nut Muffins – Bake a batch of these muffins and eat some now and freeze some for later.
  • Banana Bread –  This recipe uses a special (and easy!) technique to bring out all of the juiciness of bananas to make a moist, delicious loaf.
Slice of banana oatmeal cake on a spatula.

📖 Recipe

Slice of banana oatmeal cake on a spatula on a wooden cutting board.

Banana Oatmeal Cake

This moist Banana Oatmeal Cake is made with bananas and oats. It’s so delicious you might want to eat for dessert AND breakfast!
4.43 from 38 votes
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Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Additional Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 343kcal
Author: Lynda

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 ⅓ cups rolled oats
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened
  • ⅔ cup light brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs at room temperature
  • 1 cup ripe mashed bananas
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Topping

  • ¾ cup rolled oats
  • ⅓ cup cup light brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter melted and cooled
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare an 8 x 8 baking pan.
  • In a medium bowl, combine the flour, oats, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar on medium speed of an electric mixer for approximately 3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time until well combined. Add bananas and vanilla.
  •  Add the flour mixture, beating until well combined. Pour into prepared pan and set aside.
  • For the topping, in a medium bowl combine the rolled oats, brown sugar, melted butter, and cinnamon together until crumbly. Generously sprinkle the cake with the topping mixture.
  • Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool for 20 to 30 minutes.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 343kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 352mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 26g
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  1. Aileen says

    April 03, 2021 at 3:55 pm

    I have made this twice now and both times were AMAZING! I made one for my sin for his bday and added some chocolate chips. It was delicious he said. I’m going to add some apples this time around and see how good it turns out. Thank you for sharing such a great cake!

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  2. Denise says

    February 01, 2021 at 11:22 am

    Would like to double recipe and bake in a 9 x 13 pan. Has anyone tried this? And, for how long should I bake it… Absolutely love this cake…obviously

    Reply
    • Lynda says

      February 01, 2021 at 11:35 am

      I am glad you love the recipe!

      If you or anyone else tries it, please come back and let us know how it turns out.

      From what I have read online, you should be able to double it. However, it will probably take longer to bake. According to King Arthur Flour, “the Classic Birthday Cake made in a 9” x 13” pan, bake it for 45 to 48 minutes at 325°F until it tests done.” The baking time will also vary depending on the type of pan being used: glass, metal, etc.

      Reply
  3. olivia says

    September 24, 2018 at 10:33 am

    5 stars
    Made this twice a couple of nights ago (stupidly didn’t bookmark this site so took me til now to find you again!) and it is fabulous. First batch made as written, but second time ’round tried olive oil in place of butter and halved the sugar since my bananas were bordering on black anyway, so very sweet. I also threw in a few walnuts and added a bit more spice (nutmegs, cloves, ginger) for a little kick.
    Thank you – will be making it often:)

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    • Lynda says

      September 24, 2018 at 10:50 am

      Your version sounds yummy! Thanks for stopping by and sharing your experience.

      Reply
  4. Derek says

    February 20, 2015 at 12:10 pm

    This is a delicious cake! Mine also overflowed by about 1/3 cup in the 9×13 inch pan, but I will make it again and just not fill it as much. I did do the freezer trick, but was a bit concerned about the hot cake raising the temp of the freezer and leading to decreased food quality. Anybody with any info on this? I omitted the walnut topping but added 1/2 tsp of cinnamon…YUMMY! Thanks for a keeper recipe.

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  5. Toni says

    March 30, 2013 at 8:21 pm

    This looks YUM. I would love to try it sometime.

    Reply
  6. Jennifer The Quirky Momma says

    March 27, 2013 at 10:57 pm

    I love oats and anything to do with oats! It’s one of the few grainy types I can handle.

    Reply
  7. HilLesha @To the Motherhood says

    March 27, 2013 at 3:05 pm

    Yummy!

    Reply
  8. Colleen says

    March 27, 2013 at 6:34 am

    This looks really good.

    Reply
  9. Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says

    March 27, 2013 at 3:23 am

    I can’t even tell you how delicious that sounds to me!

    Reply
  10. patti says

    March 26, 2013 at 7:25 pm

    Great recipe for ripe bananas

    Reply
  11. Kelly @ A Girl Worth Saving says

    March 26, 2013 at 3:37 pm

    I’m going to share this with my sis as her family would go crazy for this.

    Reply
  12. Maryann says

    March 26, 2013 at 1:59 pm

    my oldest is oat sensitive, I wish he wasn’t so we could eat this stuff.

    Reply
  13. Tammy says

    March 26, 2013 at 1:12 pm

    Oh yes, this is a recipe I’ll be sure to make, I love Bananas, Oatmeal and Cake – so it’s a winner!

    Reply
  14. Jennifer says

    March 26, 2013 at 1:00 pm

    holy YUM!! You had me at Banana and oatmeal… and cake!

    Reply
  15. Leilani says

    March 26, 2013 at 11:33 am

    I love bananas and oatmeal. YUMMY!

    Reply
  16. rachel @runningrachel says

    March 26, 2013 at 9:57 am

    Yum!! Thanks for sharing 🙂

    Reply
  17. April Golightly says

    March 26, 2013 at 8:48 am

    This looks yummy.

    Reply
  18. Katy says

    March 26, 2013 at 8:30 am

    This looks great. I have always made banana bread with the over-ripe bananas. Now I have something new to try :). Thanks for sharing.

    Reply

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