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Homemade Banana Pudding Cake with creamy layers and fresh banana slices, topped with sliced bananas, sitting on a blue patterned plate beside a gold fork.

Banana Pudding Cake

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A nostalgic, crowd-pleasing Banana Pudding Cake inspired by classic Southern banana pudding — complete with moist banana cake layers, creamy vanilla pudding filling, fresh bananas, and crushed vanilla wafers.
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Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Chill Time 3 hours
Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 16
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, Southern
Calories: 540
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Banana Cake Layers
  • 2 boxes (15.25 oz each) yellow cake mix
  • 4 ripe bananas, mashed - overripe preferred
  • 8 large eggs
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon - optional
Pudding Filling
  • 2 boxes (3.4 oz each) instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 4 cups cold whole milk
  • 8 oz cream cheese - softened
  • 14 oz sweetened condensed milk - 1 can
Assembly
  • 4–5 ripe bananas, sliced - toss with lemon juice to prevent browning
  • 2 boxes vanilla wafers - crushed
  • 16 oz whipped topping - Cool Whip or homemade
  • extra wafers - for garnish

Equipment

  • 2 inch round cake pans
  • 1 Electric mixer (hand or stand)
  • Multiple (Mixing bowls)
  • 1 Offset spatula (for spreading pudding & topping)
  • 1 Serrated knife (for slicing cake layers)
  • 1 Cake stand or serving plate

Method
 

  1. Prepare pans, mix cake batter with bananas & spices, bake at 350°F for 28–32 minutes, cool completely.
  2. Beat cream cheese & condensed milk, whisk pudding with milk, combine into a smooth creamy filling.
  3. Slice each cake horizontally into two layers; slice bananas and toss with lemon juice.
  4. Layer cake → pudding → bananas → wafers, repeating for all four layers. Spread remaining pudding around cake.
  5. Frost with whipped topping, decorate with wafers, chill 4+ hours or overnight.

Nutrition

Serving: 150gCalories: 540kcalCarbohydrates: 72gProtein: 6gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 95mgSodium: 520mgPotassium: 290mgFiber: 2gSugar: 48gVitamin A: 350IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 150mgIron: 1.8mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should be considered an approximation. Actual values may vary based on specific ingredients used and portion sizes

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