Banana Pudding Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 stick butter, softened
  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 3 1/2 t baking powder
  • 1 t salt
  • 4 1/4 cups milk, divided
  • 1/8 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 t vanilla
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 4oz boxes instant vanilla pudding
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 8oz Cool Whip
  • 1 box vanilla wafers
  • 2 bananas

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350
Place butter into stand mixer and mix on medium for 1-2 minutes.
Blend in flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
Add 1 1/4 cup milk, oil, vanilla and eggs.
Beat on medium for one minute.
pour batter into 3 prepared baking pans.
Bake for 20-25 minutes.
Cool.
Filling and Frosting:
Make one box of pudding according to instructions (2 cups milk) and set aside for filling.
Put the other box of pudding, powdered sugar, and 1 cup milk in mixing bowl.
Mix on low speed until blended.
Let stand 3 minutes.
Fold in whip Cool Whip.
Place one cake layer on a plate and spread with half of the plain pudding and a sliced banana.
Place second layer on top and repeat filling and banana.
Add the top layer and frost entire cake with Cool Whip mixture.
Cover sides of cake with whole vanilla wafers and sprinkle wafer crumbs on top.