Banana Pudding Cake

Classic Banana Pudding is a southern dessert consisting of layers of sweet banana or vanilla flavored custard, crushed cookies and sliced bananas topped with whipped cream (find our favorite banana pudding recipe here). It’s usually served in a baking dish and pops up mostly in the summer months as a no bake dessert.

I really wanted to make sure the flavor of a classic banana pudding recipe was deep in the cake so I turned this into a Banana Pudding Poke Cake! That allowed the banana pudding to sink deep into the holes and turn the cake into moist, banana-y heaven.

What is a Poke Cake? And How Do You Make a Banana Pudding Cake?

A poke cake is exactly how it sounds…..a baked cake that you poke holes into after baking. The holes are then filled with a custard, jello or pudding mixture which is poured over the cake while it’s still warm. This allows the flavors to infuse the cake and keeps it moist.

ngredients :

1 box yellow cake mix

1 (3.5 oz.)package instant banana cream pudding mix.

4 eggs

1/4 cup oil

1 cup water

1 cup mashed bananas

Optional: 2 cup mini chocolate chips

Icing:

2 cups powdered sugar

2 Tablespoons butter, melted

2 Tablespoons milk