Easy Banana Pudding Cake

This banana pudding cake made with cake mix is poked with holes filled with banana pudding for an easy dessert that's delicious, creamy, and always a hit.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 434 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 3 large eggs
• 4 cups milk
• 2 (3.5 ounce) packages instant banana pudding mix
• cooking spray
• 1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping (such as Cool Whip®), thawed
• 20 vanilla wafers, crushed
• 0.33333334326744 cup vegetable oil

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

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 3

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

Step 4

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

Step 5

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. Using the handle of a wooden spoon, poke several holes into the cake, being sure to poke all the way through to the bottom of the cake.