Banana Cream Pudding Cake
A delightful dessert that merges banana cream pie flavors with moist yellow cake, perfect for gatherings.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 3 ripe bananas, sliced
- 2 cups milk
- 1 package instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 cup whipped cream or whipped topping
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Crushed vanilla wafers (for topping)
- Optional: additional banana slices for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to the temperature indicated on the cake mix box. Grease and flour a cake pan.
- Prepare the yellow cake mix according to package instructions and pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake the cake according to package instructions until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let it cool completely.
- In a bowl, whisk together the milk and instant vanilla pudding mix until smooth. Allow it to thicken for a few minutes.
- Fold in the whipped cream and vanilla extract.
- Once the cake has cooled, slice it in half horizontally. Place the bottom layer on a serving platter.
- Spread half of the pudding mixture over the bottom layer of the cake and top with sliced bananas.
- Place the top cake layer on and repeat the process with the remaining pudding mixture and bananas.
- Garnish with crushed vanilla wafers and additional banana slices if desired.
- Chill in the refrigerator for a couple of hours before serving to set the flavors.
Notes
Use ripe bananas for added sweetness. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
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