i loved this cake recipe! i'm not a huge fan of cake but this was fantastic! i think i like it because it has a slightly different texture than cake, more like a banana bread. I topped it with Allspice Cream Cheese Frosting and it paired with it beautifully! Will definately make this again :)

This is an awesome cake. I made it with the allspice cream cheese frosting and it was yummy. Had a TON of frosting left over. The only thing I did different was bake it in a 9x13 pan (easier to take to a church potluck). Still followed baking time as directed and it was perfect. I made another banana cake from this site and it wasnt what I was looking for (wanted a little spice to it). This is the one! It's a keeper. Thanks!

Amazingly moist, delicious, and gone so fast! I was out of sour cream and used yogurt, just delicious!

says it makes a 9 inch cake but directions are for 2 9 inch cakes. I used one 9 inch pan and baked for 30 minutes. Took it out and toothpick came out clean but it was NOT cooked in the middle and the centre fell. Besides that really good flavour (I added a handful of chocolate chips and walnuts.) I thought the mixing process would be over mixing so I added the sour cream and banana to the wet mix and then added the wet and dry ingredients together. Will definitely make again but bake longer.

I never thought I'd be giving a banana cake a five star rating... But, man - this is phenomenal. So super moist inside, and the outer edges got a bit crusty, so I was really diggin' that! (Watch your bake times though - I pulled mine 8 minutes early) The oats are completely necessary in this cake so do not skip them!!! *I have no idea what the bananas measured out to - I just used three medium sized ones*

This cake is SO GOOD. SO GOOD!!! I did make some substitutions. I used margarine (Becel) instead of butter, nixed the oats for an equal amount of flour (used 2 cups a.p.flour). I also added the egg yolks in first and blended them into the mix and then whipped the whites with a bit of white sugar until frothy and added them in afterwards. I always do this with my cakes as it makes them more airy and less dense. For frosting, I used a mixture of Jello Instant Vanilla pudding made with 1 cup of skim milk (usually you use 2 cups to make pudding) I also added in some light whipped cream (from a can) I had on hand. I don't know how much whipped cream I added, I just did it bit by bit until I got the right consistency. I put it in the fridge for about 2 hours to thicken up before I iced the cakes. Very good!!

The taste was great...I didn't think the allspice overpowered at all. Two aspects that I didn't care for: the crust on mine was rather thick/tough...more like a bread than a cake; AND even though I put the oats in a food processor to break them down just a bit, they DID seem to be a bit much in the texture department. I would make this again but leave out the oats. (and FYI, a cup of banana equals two bananas)

what a great new way to use up my old bananas!

Delicious! this was an awesome cake. I made with cream cheese frosting. mmmm it was goood.

This cake was very flavorful but I didn't care for the texture. The oats (I used quick 1-minute) made it rather chewy. I also increased the recipe by 50% and it was the perfect amount for 9" pans. I will try this one again but instead of oats, I'll increase the flour and I think chopped walnuts would be a great addition, too.

This cake is very moist and flavorful. I thought the allspice might be overpowering, as other reviewers had mentioned, so I used only 1/2 tsp. I added 1/2 tsp of cinnamon. I baked this in a bundt pan for about 50 minutes and rather than frosting it, I sprinkled the cake with confectors sugars after it was cooled. A great way to use up over ripe bananas.

Delicious and flavorful with great texture with the oats. I thought the allspice would be overpower and it was just perfect. I actually had a tough time removing the cakes from their pans(cakes stuck to the pans in the middle) so I ended up with huge chunks of cake that could not be reassembled and frosted..I'm not that skilled. HOWEVER, after my husband and I tasted the cake we knew it had to be saved. We used a little creativity and decided to turn this ino a trifle. So, for dessert that night we brought out individual bowls and I put chunks of the cake in bowls, heated up store bought buttercream frosting in the microwave to drizzing consistancy and drizzled over the cake crumbles/chunks in the bowl. Everyone at dinner, unsuspecting company included, LOVED the flavors and they didn't even know it was supposed to be an assembled and iced 2 layer cake. The cake is so delicious, I will be making this again. I will definitely attempt the allspice cream cheese frosting also!!!

WOW! This was such a good cake! Very moist and flavorful. Made this for my husbands birthday and he loved it. Only thing is, I won't use the allspice frosting as noted, it was way too sweet and overpowered the cake. This would be good with just whipped cream, because the cake is really sweet and flavorful.

Good flavor but it had the consistency of bread not fluffy like cake. Perfect with the spiced cream cheese frosting.

I think the spices (especially the allspice) and the banana do not work well together. Although I realize this may be a matter of personal preference, I thought the allspice was unpleasantly overwhelming.

This was really good. I usually make banana cake IV from this site, which I think is more or less the same with the exception of the spices and oatmeal. I will make this again.