Description
Creamy banana pudding poke cake delivers Southern comfort straight to dessert lovers’ hearts. Sweet, moist layers infused with pudding promise a nostalgic journey through classic American baking traditions you won’t want to miss.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake Ingredients:
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 2 large eggs
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
Primary Flavoring Ingredients:
- 2 (3.4 ounces / 96 grams) instant banana pudding mix
- 4 cups (946 milliliters) cold milk
Topping Ingredients:
- 1 (8 ounces / 226 grams) container whipped topping, thawed
- 1 cup crushed vanilla wafer cookies
- 2 ripe bananas, sliced (for serving)
Instructions
- Craft a delectable cake foundation by warming the oven to 350F and thoroughly coating a 9×13-inch baking vessel with cooking spray.
- Meticulously blend cake mix according to manufacturer’s guidance, ensuring a smooth, lump-free consistency.
- Transfer batter into prepared pan, spreading evenly and baking until a wooden probe emerges pristine after insertion, approximately 25-30 minutes.
- Allow cake to cool momentarily, then strategically perforate the surface using a wooden utensil handle, creating channels for pudding absorption.
- Whisk banana pudding mix with chilled milk until silky and uniform in texture.
- Cascade pudding across perforated cake surface, guaranteeing complete saturation of every puncture.
- Utilize a spatula to distribute pudding uniformly, eliminating potential air pockets.
- Refrigerate cake for a minimum of two hours, permitting pudding to solidify and flavors to harmonize.
- Gently layer thawed whipped topping across pudding’s surface, creating a cloud-like covering.
- Garnish with crushed vanilla wafers, providing delightful textural contrast.
- Artfully arrange fresh banana slices atop the cake moments before serving.
- Slice into elegant squares and savor this luxurious dessert experience.
Notes
- Customize cake mix by using gluten-free or vegan alternatives for dietary restrictions.
- Reduce sugar content by selecting sugar-free pudding and using low-fat milk options.
- Use ripe bananas with brown spots for deeper, more intense natural banana flavor in topping.
- Create texture variation by toasting vanilla wafer crumbs before sprinkling for added crunch and nutty undertones.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg