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Easy Banana Pudding Cake

Name: Easy Banana Pudding Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 2 h 55 min
Yield: 1 9x13-inch cake
Ingredients: cooking spray; 1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix; 1 cup water; 3 large eggs; ⅓ cup vegetable oil; 4 cups milk; 2 (3.5 ounce) packages instant banana pudding mix; 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping (such as Cool Whip®), thawed; 20 vanilla wafers, crushed

Rating: 4.46 stars

39 Ratings
26 Reviews
19 Photos

My family always thinks this cake takes way more time and energy to fix then it actually does. Who am I to correct them?! Top with sliced bananas and keep refrigerated.

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Recipe Summary

prep:

20 mins

cook:

35 mins

additional:

2 hrs

total:

2 hrs 55 mins

Servings:

Yield:

1 9x13-inch cake

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 12 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

cooking spray
1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
1 cup water
3 large eggs
⅓ cup vegetable oil
4 cups milk
2 (3.5 ounce) packages instant banana pudding mix
1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping (such as Cool Whip®), thawed
20 vanilla wafers, crushed

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

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Step 2

Mix cake mix, water, eggs, and oil in a bowl until just moistened; pour cake batter into prepared baking dish.
Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 34 to 38 minutes. Cool in the baking dish for 2 to 3 minutes. Poke several holes into the cake using the handle of a wooden spoon. Be sure to poke all the way through to the bottom of the cake.
Step 4

Stir milk and pudding mix together in another bowl until smooth. Let pudding rest until it begins to thicken slightly, but is not fully set, about 2 minutes. Pour pudding over cake and spread evenly, making sure to fill each hole completely. Chill cake in the refrigerator until cake is cooled and pudding is set, about 2 hours.
Step 5

Spread whipped topping over cake and sprinkle with crushed vanilla wafers just before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

434 calories; protein 6.5g; carbohydrates 58.6g; fat 19.9g; cholesterol 53.7mg; sodium 568.1mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (26)

Most helpful positive review

Corinne

04/19/2016

People love this cake! I add a couple of bananas to the cake mix and cream cheese to cool whip. Read More

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(14)

Most helpful critical review

foodmama

05/12/2019

It was just okay to us. One thing I would suggest doing is pouring the pudding mixture on the cake right after you mix it! Mix it quickly too!! If you wait even a minute or two it s too thick to go down into the holes! Ours ended up just sitting on top. Over all it was okay. We didn t love the artificial banana flavoring from the pudding. I ll try a different flavor pudding next time maybe! Read More

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(1)

39 Ratings

5 star values: 24
4 star values: 10
3 star values: 4
2 star values: 1
1 star values: 0

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Corinne

04/19/2016

People love this cake! I add a couple of bananas to the cake mix and cream cheese to cool whip. Read More

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(14)

Amber M Coon Barter

01/31/2015

So simple. I made the yellow cake and cool whip from scratch and it made it that much better. Read More

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(14)

LaToya B Cummings

04/22/2016

my family loves this cake it is a easy recipe... Read More

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(5)

jason deaton

06/25/2015

Easy to make and super delicious Read More

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(4)

kelcor2003

03/17/2015

This is my new favorite cake recipe. Super simple and delicious. My whole family loved it. Read More

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(3)

luvkitten374

03/03/2018

This was so easy and really good even better the next day. I followed the recipe exactly. I will definitely make it again. I will try adding fresh bananas before the whipped topping as others suggested for sure but it tastes awesome as is. I Not sure why another didn't like the texture of the cake. It was very creamy and moist for me. I used Jello brand instant pudding and whole milk. This would be great at a potluck. Read More

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Diane Culifer Akerman

06/13/2015

My family loves this cake. I add 3 or 4 sliced bananas over the top before I put the whip cream on. Yummy! Read More

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theresa

07/20/2017

I made this cake and the family loved it! I did make the pudding on the stove top as I couldn't find instant banana pudding. And I whipped the cream instead of cool whip. I also added sliced bananas on top of the cake before the whipped cream. These changes added time and steps to the recipe but I think it was worth it. I prefer fresh whipped cream to cool whip. I would make this again with maybe coconut or white chocolate pudding. Read More

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cookinggirl

07/31/2017

This was a hit at my small pool party! I will make this again very soon! Read More

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foodmama

05/12/2019

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Easy Banana Pudding Cake

Servings Per Recipe: 12
Calories: 434.4

% Daily Value *

protein: 13 %

carbohydrates: 19 %

dietary fiber: 2 %

sugars:

fat: 31 %

saturated fat: 38 %

cholesterol: 18 %

vitamin a iu: 5 %

niacin equivalents: 18 %

vitamin b6: 5 %

vitamin c:

folate: 13 %

calcium: 16 %

iron: 6 %

magnesium: 6 %

potassium: 5 %

sodium: 23 %

thiamin: 15 %

calories from fat:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.