Banana bread is cake with banana
Banana bread is actually a cake, and has been known since 1930. After Chiquita came in 1950 with her banana's recipe book, it became popular. It is a cake with mashed ripe bananas. The name Banana bread is because there are also recipes that make use of bread dough, and it sounds better.
Banana bread recipe [YouTube] Rd0RtZXWwiE [/youtube]