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Banana Pudding Layer Cake

This Banana Pudding Layer Cake is everything you want in a cake. Super moist and scrumptious! You will LOVE this cake.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 12 servings
Calories 1642kcal
Author Rob

Equipment

  • mixing bowls
  • Electric mixer
  • round cake pans
  • Round cake board
  • Cake leveler
  • Squeeze bottle
  • Piping bag with large star tip

Ingredients

Cake Ingredients

  • 30.5 ounces French Vanilla cake mix two boxes
  • 6 eggs
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cup oil
  • 2 cups toasted coconut ( reserve a bit for topping)
  • 16 ounces caramel sauce
  • 5 ounces Nilla wafer cookies

Banana Pudding Ingredients

  • 3.4 ounces Instant Banana Pudding
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk

  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 8 ounces Cool Whip thawed

Vanilla Frosting Ingredients

  • 3 cups unsalted butter softened 
  • 6 cups powdered sugar
  • 3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 5-7 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
  • sprinkle toasted coconut on top

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray cake pans with pam baking spray.
  • Follow the directions on the back of the cake box to make the batter.
  • Divide the batter between the three pans and bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Once baked, allow to cool completely.
  • Using a cake leveler, slice off the rounded tops to make the cakes leveled.

Banana Pudding Directions:

  • Using a large mixing bowl, beat together the banana pudding and milk for about 5 minutes.
  • Mix in the Sweetened condensed milk until smooth then mix in cream cheese until smooth.
  • Fold in the cool whip until smooth4. Scoop the pudding into the piping bag.

Frosting Directions:

  • Using a standing mixer, beat all the frosting ingredients until creamy and stiff peaks.
  • Scoop into the piping bag.

Building the cake:

  • Place one cake round onto the cake board.
  • Using the cake frosting, pipe a thick outline around the edge of the cake. This will be the barrier to keep the pudding in the middle.
  • Pipe pudding into the middle of the cake layer.
  • Place the second cake layer on top of the first one. Repeat steps with the frosting and pudding with the second cake layer.
  • Place the third cake layer on top.
  • Using the remaining frosting, frost entire cake.
  • Sprinkle the toasted coconut onto the bottom of the cake.
  • Pour the caramel sauce into the squeeze bottle and squeeze it along the top edge of the cake that way the sauce drips down along the sides.
  • Using the remaining frosting in the piping bag, pipe dollops of frosting along the top.
  • Sprinkle with toasted coconut and place a Nilla wafer cookie against the frosting dollops. Sprinkle toasted coconut on top.
  • Place in the fridge for 1 hour to allow the frosting to harden before cutting into slices and enjoying.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Slice | Calories: 1642kcal | Carbohydrates: 185g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 97g | Saturated Fat: 51g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 30g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 259mg | Sodium: 1032mg | Potassium: 382mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 145g | Vitamin A: 2164IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 433mg | Iron: 3mg