Banana Pudding Cake {Dang, It's Good}

You know those desserts that ... later only 1 seize amongst teeth ... brand yous say, "Dang! This stuff's GOOD!" Yes, homemade Banana Pudding Cake is 1 of those desserts. It'll cause got yous going dorsum for seconds ... or fifty-fifty thirds.

Oh my word, nosotros are inward dearest amongst this homemade Banana Pudding Cake. It was infatuation at commencement sight. But in addition to then chop-chop turned to truthful dearest at commencement bite. And I retrieve the recipe for this creamy cake volition last inward our lives for a very, really long time.

Yes, it's that good.
Let's only nation I whipped this upward on Fri afternoon, in addition to it was gone earlier dinnertime on Sunday. Completely gone. Not a unmarried crumb left.

Now, I sure as shooting had my share. But the mass of it ended upward inward the hubby's tummy. And he was quite happy to lay it there.

This Banana Pudding Cake is a classic poke-style cake, amongst all the traditional add-ins of classic homemade banana pudding. It does cause got several steps to assemble, but the tasty effect is good worth the time.

To brand this dang-delicious dessert, start past times baking a basic white cake from a cake mix, but adding a mashed banana to the batter. Then spell the cake is yet warm, poke holes inward the piece of occupation past times amongst the grip of a wooden spoon.

nosotros are inward dearest amongst this homemade Banana Pudding Cake Banana Pudding Cake {Dang, it's good}

Make a thick homemade vanilla custard similar you're making banana pudding from scratch in addition to pour it over the piece of occupation past times of the cake ...

Next chill the cake in addition to custard for several hours, piece of occupation past times it amongst sliced bananas in addition to homemade whipped cream ...

... in addition to sprinkle the piece of occupation past times amongst coarsely crushed vanilla wafers in addition to pecans.

Then teach ready to dig inward for a piddling banana pudding heaven! In extra delicious cake form.

This is 1 of those desserts that only gets improve in addition to improve every bit it sits. While it's definitely skilful the twenty-four hr menstruum it's made, it's fifty-fifty improve the side past times side twenty-four hr menstruum in addition to fifty-fifty the twenty-four hr menstruum later that. The flavors piece of occupation along to meld together, in addition to the vanilla wafers on piece of occupation past times teach softer in addition to softer. I highly recommend giving this cake overnight to meld together ... which way this recipe's got the added convenience of existence keen to brand ahead of time.

If you're similar us amongst this Banana Pudding Cake, it'll last truthful dearest at commencement bite! That'll maintain yous going dorsum for seconds ... or fifty-fifty thirds, for sure.

Banana Pudding Icebox Cake

Source: Adapted from Taste of the South magazine, May/June 2014
(Printable recipe)

Ingredients
For the cake:

1 (15.25 oz.) box white cake mix + ingredients listed on box to laid upward cake
1/2 c. mashed banana (about 1 medium banana)

For the custard:

1 c. granulated sugar
1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/8 tsp. salt
8 egg yolks
4 c. whole milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract

For the topping:

1 1/2 c. heaving whipping cream
1/4 c. granulated sugar
1/8 tsp. vanilla extract
4 medium bananas, sliced
1/2 c. coarsely crushed vanilla wafers
1/2 c. chopped pecans

Directions

PREPARE THE CAKE: Prepare cake mix according to bundle directions. Add mashed banana in addition to musical rhythm out amongst an electrical mixer at medium speed until combined.
Pour batter into a 9x13" baking pan coated amongst non-stick cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees until a toothpick inserted inward the centre comes out clean, close 25 to xxx minutes.
Let cake cool for five minutes. Then utilisation the grip of a wooden spoon to poke holes inward the warm cake.
PREPARE THE CUSTARD: Combine sugar, flour, in addition to common salt inward a medium saucepan. Whisk inward egg yolks in addition to and then whisk inward milk. Cook over medium-low heat, whisking constantly, 10 to xv minutes until mixture is bubbly in addition to really thick, similar the consistency of thick chilled pudding {it volition look similar this thickness volition never happen, but it will! The mixture volition cause got only begun to bubble in addition to volition plough thick.} Remove from oestrus in addition to stir inward vanilla extract.
Let cool 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour over still-warm cake in addition to spread evenly over the top. Cover in addition to refrigerate until chilled, close 4 hours.
PREPARE THE TOPPING: Chill a large mixing bowl in addition to the beaters of an electrical mixer (or whisk attachment of a stand upward mixer) inward the fridge for close xv minutes. Remove from the fridge in addition to pour whipping cream into the chilled bowl. Add saccharide in addition to vanilla extract. Beat on high speed until strong peaks form.
Uncover cake, piece of occupation past times amongst sliced bananas, in addition to spread amongst whipped cream. Sprinkle crushed vanilla wafers in addition to pecans on top. Can last served directly or refrigerated until serving time.

Note If you'd like, yous could laid upward this amongst pudding mix in addition to Cool Whip. Use 2 small-scale packages of instant pudding mix in addition to laid upward using the directions on the bundle for 'Classic Pudding Pie,' resulting inward a thicker, to a greater extent than delineate of piece of occupation solid pudding. Use a large (16 oz.) container of Cool Whip.

Enjoy!

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