OneShotBeyond – Not sure that French toast out of this would work, as the cake loaves are very moist & cakey versus being bread-like. Of course, if slices of this loaf cake were to sit out a day or 2 at room temperature, perhaps you could get it stale & dry enough that it would work well for French toast. (I know that sounds gross, but the best French toast comes from drier, stale-ish bread.)

Ingrid – Thanks. Who doesn’t need a few, quick recipes in their arsenal.

Maris – lol

GP – I take it your MIL likes bananas…or cake…or both?

Joanne – Hi, and thanks for your question. Yellow cake mix is just boxed cake mix for yellow cake—they sell it in the states under brands like Betty Crocker, Duncan Hines, Pillsbury, etc. Don’t substitute sponge cake for this recipe, it wouldn’t turn out the same, i.e. not dense and loaf-like.

Instead, feel free to substitute any standard cake recipe you like instead of a pre-boxed mix—I think a recipe for chocolate cake might even work nicely here (with the bananas) if you don’t have a from-scratch recipe for a yellow cake. Hope that helps!