Feast your eyes on this decadent bakery treat! This banana pudding cake recipe will quickly become a favorite dessert. It’s our MOST popular recipe!
Using shortcuts like boxed cake mix and creamy banana pudding, this banana pudding cake is easy to make and tastes amazing!
We provide easy printable instructions to pull off this freshly baked cake that looks like a bakery made it. Keep reading for details!
The Easiest Banana Pudding Cake Recipe
Measurements with easy to follow printable directions are available at the bottom of this post. We’ve also provided handy baking cheat cards you can hang in your kitchen for quick measurement conversions.
Cake Ingredients
2 boxes of French Vanilla cake mix
6 eggs
2 Cup water
1 Cup oil
3 9inch round cake pans
1 10inch round cake board
1 cake leveler
2 Cup toasted coconut
1 bottle of caramel sauce
1 Squeeze bottle
Nilla wafer cookies
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray cake pans with baking spray
Follow the directions on the back of the cake box to make the batter
Divide the batter between the three pans
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 Ingredients
1 3.4-oz. box of Instant Banana Pudding
2 Cup of milk
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 8-oz. package cream cheese, softened
1 container Cool Whip
1 disposable piping bag
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
Mix in the cream cheese until smooth
Fold in the cool whip until smooth
Scoop the pudding into the piping bag, and place to the side
Vanilla Frosting Ingredients (or buy pre-made)
3 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
6 C powdered sugar
3 tsp pure vanilla extract
5-7 tbsp heavy whipping cream
1 large piping bag with a large star tip
Frosting Directions
Using a standing mixer, beat all the frosting ingredients until creamy and stiff peaks
Scoop into the piping bag
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Building the Banana Pudding 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
Place in the fridge for 1 hour to allow the frosting to harden before cutting into slices. Enjoy!
Print the Banana Pudding Cake recipe below!
Easiest Banana Pudding Cake
Feast your eyes on this decadent bakery treat! This banana pudding cake recipe will quickly become a favorite dessert.
Ingredients
For the cake: 2 boxes of French Vanilla cake mix 6 eggs 2 Cup water 1 Cup oil 3 9inch round cake pans 1 10inch round cake board 1 cake leveler 2 Cup toasted coconut 1 bottle of caramel sauce1 Squeeze bottle Nilla wafer cookies
For the banana pudding: 1 3.4-oz. box of Instant Banana Pudding 2 Cup of milk 1 can sweetened condensed milk 1 8-oz. package cream cheese, softened 1 container Cool Whip 1 disposable piping bag
For the frosting: 3 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened 6 C powdered sugar 3 tsp pure vanilla extract 5-7 tbsp heavy whipping cream 1 large piping bag with a large star tip
Instructions
For the cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray cake pans with baking spray Follow the directions on the back of the cake box to make the batter Divide the batter between the three pans 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
For the pudding: Using a large mixing bowl, beat together the banana pudding and milk for about 5 minutes Mix in the sweetened condensed milk until smooth Mix in the cream cheese until smooth Fold in the cool whip until smooth Scoop the pudding into the piping bag, and place to the side
For the frosting: Using a standing mixer, beat all the frosting ingredients until creamy and stiff peaks Scoop into the piping bag
Building the Banana Pudding 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 Place in the fridge for 1 hour to allow the frosting to harden before cutting into slices. Enjoy!
Printable Kitchen Conversions Cards
Keep these cards handy when baking in the kitchen! Included in the 4-page printable download are volume, ingredient, and tablespoon conversions. These can be printed and framed, or laminated and put in a ring binder with all your recipes. Click the image below.
Doesn’t this cake look amazing?! This moist banana pudding cake is an absolute treat. Everyone will love it!
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PAULA BROWN says
I make the best banana pudding , but never tried a cake. It looks delicious and I think I will try the recipe for my family
Marina Alves says
Will the icing start to melt if left outside? I wanted to make this cake for festival that we’re having and it’s outside. I just don’t want it to go bad on me.
Jennifer says
Hi Marina! I recommend keeping it in a cool container if possible, or atleast not direct sunlight to give it the best chances. 🙂
deanna says
This recipe sounds so delicious. Thank you for sharing! Now I’m hungry.
Heather K says
This looks so much more delicious than the typical banana pudding. Thank you for the recipe.
Kimberly M. says
OMG this cake looks delicious. My grandsons love anything banana (or cake) This will have to be on my summer party cake list. Thank you for sharing.
Sara Tarver says
This looks delicious!
Antoinette M says
Looks delicious! This is a great recipe, easy to follow.
shelly peterson says
This dessert looks amazing. I love banana desserts.
Marisela Zuniga says
wow, this looks amazing!! I definitely want to make this cake, it looks delicious
katie says
I love banana pudding so I think I would love a banana pudding cake. I’ve made so many cakes but have yet to do a layer effect. They look so pretty and professional.