Banana Pudding Poke Cake

4.30 from 30 ratings

This banana pudding poke cake recipe is the ultimate easy banana pudding cake! Our yellow cake mix is baked with mashed bananas. Then fill the cake with banana pudding and top with sliced bananas, whipped topping, and of course, crushed vanilla wafers.

Prep Time15

Cook Time25

Cooling Time2

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: banana poke cake, banana pudding poke cake, pudding poke cake

Servings:

Author: Beth

Equipment

Ingredients

1 box yellow cake mix 15.25 oz
3 overripe bananas mashed
¾ cup (177ml) water
¼ cup (59ml) vegetable oil
3 large eggs
2 packages instant banana pudding 3.4 oz each
4 cups (944ml) milk whole, %1 or skim
1 cup (236ml) heavy whipping cream
2-3 bananas sliced
8 oz (226g) cool whip thawed
25 vanilla wafers

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350° and spray a 9x13 inch pan with cooking spray.
Pour the cake mix into a large bowl and add the mashed bananas, water, vegetable oil and eggs, beat for 2 minutes.
1 box yellow cake mix, 3 overripe bananas, 3/4 cup (177ml) water, 1/4 cup (59ml) vegetable oil, 3 large eggs
Spread the cake in the prepared pan and place in the oven. Bake for 25 minutes, then stick a toothpick into 3 different spots. If it comes out clean the cake is done. If it is not clean, bake for another 5 minutes and check again. Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes.
Pour the pudding mix, milk and heavy whipping cream in a bowl and beat on high for 1 minute.
2 packages instant banana pudding, 4 cups (944ml) milk, 1 cup (236ml) heavy whipping cream
Use the handle of a wooden spoon or a knife and poke holes over the cake. Pour some of the pudding over the holes and gently push the pudding into the holes. Alternatively, transfer the pudding into a piping bag and pipe the holes full of pudding. Spread the remaining pudding over the cake.
Cover the cake with plastic wrap and press over the pudding. Cool completely for 2 hours in the fridge.
Slice the bananas over the pudding, then spread the whipped topping over the bananas.
2-3 bananas, 8 oz (226g) cool whip
Crush 4 or 5 vanilla wafers over the cake. Cut the cake into 20 slices and top each slice with 1 to 2 banana slices and a vanilla wafer.
25 vanilla wafers

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