Great recipe! Easy to make and tastes awesome. Made exactly as written, excepted I didn't use walnuts because I didn't have any.

The cake part is pretty good. For those who didn't enjoy the topping.... Leave it off and drizzle a glaze made with brown sugar, vanilla and a tiny amount of water. This glaze goes crunchy when it sets and is to die for! :)

I made this recipe with one change and that was to leave out the walnuts (no one in my family likes them). I think it's a very average cake. It's not bad by any means, it's just ok. It IS very easy and quick to put together and it's a good way to use up extra bananas. Something different than banana bread. It's not very sweet and the oats definitely add a chewiness and heartiness to the cake. The cake part of it might actually be better with the smaller cut instant oats but the crumb topping is good as is. I doubled the cake & topping recipe and put it in a 13x9 inch pan and I would have preferred more of the crumb topping. The cinnamon is a must - it would be extremely boring without it (maybe even a bit of cinnamon in the cake part?). It almost feels somewhat "healthy" eating this because it's not actually a high amount of sugar for as much batter as it makes and of course the oats are good for you. One thing though - it's not a very attractive cake even though I know it's a coffee cake sort of cake. It's average.

The cake part of this recipe is really good, I just didn't like the oatmeal topping.

Excellent banana flavor. I made it as is and took it to a pool party. It was well recieved. Thanks for a great cake recipe.

Had some bananas heading south so decided to try something other than my usual banana bread recipe... wasn't impressed. :o( Sorry. I guess after reading the reviews my expectations exceeded the actual results. I ended up scraping off the topping (it was what rated the three *'s), sprinkled it over vanilla ice cream, and drizzled with caramel syrup - the family liked that!

this cake was delicious! i made it low fat though...used applesauce in the cake in stead of the butter. i used whole wheat and white flour.i used egg whites instead of whole eggs. i also added about a 1/3 cup or so of ground flax seed. i will be making this again! oh, and i used dark brown sugar which gave it such a great flavor!

Delicious. We loved this! I didn't have walnuts, so I used pecans, and I forgot about the oats on the topping, but it turned out really well anyway. Without the oats on the topping, it actually cooked into the cake a bit which was really good!

Derek loved it -- tasted better every day

ok, my oven is not hot enough, didn't cook all the way through,

I was a little unsure about this one but it turned out great. The banana flavor worked well as the foundation for this bread, and the crumb topping worked out fine.

A very bad dry and not sweet at all cake

Great banana bread! Moist & fluffy with a nice banana flavor and a crispy topping. I made into(12)muffins, baking for 25 minutes due to two previous reviews. Turned out a few minutes over-cooked (a little too brown). All our ovens vary, so I will try 20 minutes & keep checking next time. Also, I was trying to hide the fact that I put oatmeal (which a family member dislikes) in banana bread, so... I subbed flour for the oats on the top. That "streusel" topping worked great also. What a good way to use up too-ripe bananas & add oats to our sweets!

This was fantastic. I made it for my husband and he loved it, so I decided to make it for a party I was having for a bunch of friends and it was a hit. This is the best banana cake I've ever had.

LOVED this recipe. Turned out perfectly and it is so easy to make. I took it to work this morning and it is gone (30 min into the work day). The only modification I made was to use pecans instead of walnuts. This is a keeper. Oh, and as per the other reviewers this is delicious warm out of the oven, but even better the next day.

My family loved this crumb cake on Christmas morning. So much that they asked me to bake it again the same day.

I just finished making this cake..worked out really well! I made a few changes: I baked it in a loaf pan, so I had to make the recipe one and a half times, so that the cake was the appropriate size (and then adjusted the timing accordingly). I also added the tbsp of flour to the crumb topping that others suggested. It worked out really really well, super moist! I'm taking it to a bake