Description
A delightful and nostalgic banana pudding poke cake featuring layers of tender cake, creamy pudding, and crunchy vanilla wafers.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 3 ripe bananas, sliced
- 1 cup milk
- 1 package instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 cup whipped cream or Cool Whip
- 1 cup vanilla wafer cookies, crushed
- Optional: Additional vanilla wafer cookies and banana slices for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven according to the cake mix box instructions. Grease and flour your 9×13-inch baking pan for easy release.
- Prepare the cake by following the directions on the box, combining the cake mix, water, eggs, and oil. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until golden brown, then allow it to cool completely.
- Poke holes all over the cooled cake, spacing them about an inch apart.
- Make the pudding by combining the milk and instant pudding mix in a bowl. Whisk until smooth and let it sit for about 5 minutes.
- Pour the pudding mixture over the cooled cake, ensuring it seeps into the holes.
- Add the whipped cream and sliced bananas in another bowl, gently folding them together. Spread this mixture over the pudding layer.
- Sprinkle crushed vanilla wafers on top for added texture.
- Chill the cake in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving.
Notes
This cake can be made ahead of time and holds well in the fridge. Feel free to customize with different flavors of pudding.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 30mg