Banana Pudding Cake 🎂🍌

A moist banana cake layered with creamy banana pudding, whipped topping, and vanilla wafers — everything you love about banana pudding in cake form.

Ingredients

Banana Cake

• 2½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1½ cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 3 ripe bananas, mashed

Banana Pudding Filling

• 1 package (5 oz) instant banana pudding mix
• 2 cups cold milk
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
• 1 tsp vanilla

Frosting & Layers

• 2 cups whipped topping or whipped cream
• 1 box vanilla wafers
• Banana slices for garnish

Instructions

Make the Cake

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
   Grease two 9-inch cake pans.
2. Whisk together:
   • flour
   • baking powder
   • baking soda
   • salt
3. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
4. Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla.
5. Mix in mashed bananas.
6. Alternate adding dry ingredients and buttermilk.
7. Divide batter between pans.
8. Bake for 25–30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
9. Cool completely.

Make the Banana Pudding Filling

1. Whisk pudding mix with cold milk until thickened.
2. Beat cream cheese until smooth.
3. Add condensed milk and vanilla.
4. Fold pudding mixture into cream cheese mixture.

Assemble the Cake

1. Place one cake layer on serving plate.
2. Spread banana pudding filling over top.
3. Add crushed vanilla wafers.
4. Place second cake layer on top.
5. Frost with whipped topping.
6. Garnish with banana slices and more wafers.

Tips

• Chill before serving for cleaner slices.
• Brush banana slices lightly with lemon juice to prevent browning.
• Store refrigerated because of the pudding filling.