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Banana Poke Cake

January 18, 2017 by Great Grub, Delicious Treats

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Banana Poke Cake

Who doesn’t love a delicious banana cake loaded with banana pudding, topped with sliced bananas, vanilla wafers and whip topping? If you are like us, you will want to make the delicious banana poke cake immediately!

Banana Poke Cake

Love, love, love this cake. It’s not the prettiest cake but let me tell you this, looks are deceiving because this is to die for. Even though it is a bit a messy looking, the taste is overwhelmingly delicious.

Banana Poke Cake

The ladies at work were going crazy over this banana poke cake. I also brought in an orange cream cheese pie and that was a huge hit too! My food tasters are the best, love them to pieces.

Banana Poke Cake

If you are going to eat this cake immediately, I would crumble up the vanilla wafer and sprinkle over the top before adding the whip topping. That way the wafers stay crunchy and it’s easier to cut the cake. If you are making it to serve the next day, using the whole wafer is fine.

Banana Poke Cake

Fresh homemade banana cake, topped with delicious banana pudding, sliced bananas, then loaded with vanilla wafers, oh man, heaven on a plate! That is how I would describe this banana poke cake.

So delicious

Banana Poke Cake

Anything banana is always a hit in our house. This banana poke cake is a great to take to a potluck or get together. Everyone will love it!

Banana Poke Cake

Try this banana poke cake today

 

Banana Poke Cake

Terri
5 from 2 votes
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Course Cake, Desserts, Poke Cake, Sweets
Cuisine American
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Ingredients
  

For the Cake

  • 1 3/4 cups unbleached all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1 3/4 cups mashed ripe bananas
  • 2 eggs

For the Pudding

  • 1 5.1 oz box Instant banana pudding & pie filling, 6 1/2 cup serving
  • 2 cups milk
  • 3-4 bananas, sliced 1/4" thick
  • Vanilla wafers
  • 8-12 oz Cool Whip® topping

Instructions
 

For the Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350°, spray a 13 x 9 baking dish with a non stick spray. Set aside.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and sugar.
  • Add butter. Mix on low speed.
  • Pour buttermilk into dry mixture. Add mashed bananas. Continue to mix on low speed for 3 minutes until mixture is creamy.
  • Add eggs, mixing after each egg.
  • Pour into prepared baking dish.
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes or until tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
  • Poke holes all over top of cake with end of wooden spoon.
  • Let cake cool before covering cake with pudding.

For the Pudding

  • Once cake has cooled, beat pudding mix and milk in a medium mixing bowl for 2 minutes.
  • Pour pudding over cake right after mixing covering the cake completely (the longer the pudding sets up, the harder it is to get down into the holes).
  • Add a layer of sliced bananas over pudding.
  • Next, add a layer of vanilla wafers.
  • Top with whip topping.
  • Gently cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate over night.
  • Optional, when ready to serve, slice additional banana and place on each piece of cake with vanilla wafers.

Notes

Banana cake recipe mostly adapted from Food.com
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

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Here are a couple pics that are the perfect size for pinning to Pinterest.

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Enjoy, Terri

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Banana, Cake, Comfort Foods, Desserts Tagged With: Banana, Banana Cake, Banana Poke Cake, Banana Pudding, Cake, Dessert, Desserts, Poke Cake, Pudding

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  1. lori kerr

    January 18, 2017 at 7:09 pm

    This so yummy best banana cake I have ever had!

    • Great Grub, Delicious Treats

      January 18, 2017 at 8:01 pm

      I’m so glad you loved it Lori! I’m glad I was able to share some with you! :)

  2. Christy S.

    January 18, 2017 at 2:47 pm

    I love anything with bananas. This looks delicious, Terri.

    • Great Grub, Delicious Treats

      January 18, 2017 at 3:17 pm

      Thanks so much Christy! Me too! :)

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