Banana Pudding Cake

By bubbles7380

oven to 350°
2 9 inch pans

Ingredients

• 1 box vanilla cake mix, plus ingredients called for on box
• 1 (3.4 oz) box vanilla pudding
• 2 cup cold milk
• 1/2 cup cool whip
• 2 Bananas, sliced
• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
• 5 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp. heavy cream
• 1 cup crushed Nilla wafers
• Whole Nilla Wafers, for garnish

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°. Line two round 9" cake pans with parchment paper and grease with cooking spray. Prepare cake mix according to package instructions. Divide batter between cake pans and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cakes cool for 10 minutes in pans then invert onto wire racks to cool completely.
Make pudding: In a large bowl, combine milk and pudding mix and stir until thickened, about 5 minutes. Fold in Cool Whip.
Make butterceam: In a large bowl using a hand mixer, combine butter, 3 cups powdered sugar, and vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy. Add remaining sugar and heavy cream and beat until smooth.
Assemble cake: Using a serrated knife, cut off the rounded top of each cake to level. Cut some of the middle of cake out for the bananas. Top one cake with a thick layer of pudding then top with most banana slices. (Reserve some to garnish.) Place second cake on top and frost entire cake with buttercream, reserving about 1 cup to pipe on top. Press crushed Nilla wafers around the sides of the cake.
Transfer remaining buttercream to a piping bag fitted with a large star tip and pipe large swirls around the top of the cake. Decorate with Nilla wafers and more banana slices.