Banana Pudding Poke Cake

A moist, yummy cake that tastes just like banana pudding! Add some sliced bananas, dipped in lemon juice to prevent browning, layered on top of the whipped topping. Great for potlucks.

Original recipe makes 16 servings

Ingredients

1 (18.25 ounce) box yellow cake mix (such as Duncan Hines®)
1 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
2 cups cold milk
2 (3.5 ounce) packages instant banana pudding mix
1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping (such as Cool Whip®), thawed
1 cup vanilla wafer crumbs (such as Nilla®), or to taste

  • PREP

    20 mins

  • COOK

    25 mins

  • READY IN

    45 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×13-inch baking dish.
  2. Whisk cake mix, water, vegetable oil, and eggs together in a bowl until smooth; pour into the prepared baking dish.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 23 to 28 minutes.
  4. Whisk cold milk and pudding mix together in a bowl until pudding is soft and thickened, about 2 minutes.
  5. Poke holes into the cake using the handle of a clean wooden spoon. Pour pudding over cake, spreading evenly. Spread whipped topping over pudding layer and sprinkle vanilla wafers over whipped topping.

Nutrition

Calories: 371 kcal
Carbohydrates: 49.3 g
Cholesterol: 43 mg
Fat: 17.9 g
Fiber: 0.6 g
Protein: 4.3 g
Sodium: 460 mg