Banana Pudding Cake

BANANA PUDDING CAKE

Cake:
2 sticks butter, softened
1 3/4 cups sugar
3 eggs + 2 egg whites
3 tsp. vanilla
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 1/2 tsp. baking powder
One 1.34 oz. box instant banana pudding mix
1 cup milk

Filling:

Whisk together the following ingredients and refrigerate until assembling cake:
1 1.34 oz. box instant vanilla pudding mix
1 1/4 cups skim milk
1 cup Cool Whip (or whipped cream)

To brush on layers:

Mix together the following:
1 Tbsp. sweetened condensed milk
1 Tbsp. skim milk

You’ll also need:
2-3 medium ripe bananas
3-4 cups Cool Whip for frosting

Step 1: Make the cake
Preheat oven to 350 F.  Prep three 8″ round pans by lining the bottom only with parchment paper.  Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.  Slowly beat in eggs and egg whites, one at a time.  Beat in vanilla until well combined.  In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and pudding mix.  Add into wet ingredients in three separate additions, mixing until just combined.  Don’t over mix!  Stir in milk until combined.  Divide batter and pour into pans.  Bake 22-25 minutes or until cake is golden and begins to pull away from sides of pans.  Allow cake to cool 15 minutes in pan.  Loosen and remove from pan.  Allow to cool another 1-2 hours on a wire rack.

Step 2: Begin layering
Level each cake.  Place first layer on cake plate.  Brush with a little milk mixture.  Line banana slices on top of cake.  Spread 1/3-1/2 of the filling mix on top of bananas.  Place next cake layer on top of filling.  Repeat with milk mix, filling, and final layer.

Step 3: Frost
This is the fun part.  Frost with Cool Whip and decorate as you wish.  Crush some mini Nilla wafers and spread on top. Then use the wafers along the sides.

Whew! Sounds super complicated, but it was simple to make. You may also want to put some Nilla wafers in between the layers. You know, if you’re feeling extra fancy and decadent.

Very important!!  Store this cake in the fridge