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Banana Pudding Poke Cake

This Banana Pudding Poke Cake recipe could not be easier to make! All the banana flavor you love in a gorgeously spoonable cake that needs just 5 ingredients.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
2 hours
Total Time2 hours 35 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Dessert
Keyword: banana cake, banana poke cake, box cake mix, cake mix recipe
Servings: 12
Calories: 233kcal
Cost: 10

Ingredients

  • 1 box yellow cake mix - prepared as directed on box
  • 2 3.4 oz packages instant banana pudding
  • 4 cups milk
  • 1 8 oz tub whipped topping (COOL WHIP)
  • 10 vanilla wafers, crushed

Instructions

  • Prepare cake mix according to package directions for a 9x13 cake.
  • Allow the cake to cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes once it comes out of the oven.
  • In a bowl, prepare pudding mixture with the pudding and 4 cups of milk.
  • Then, with a wooden spoon handle, poke holes in the cake.
  • Pour pudding over cake - pushing the pudding into the holes and over the entire cake.
  • Chill the cake for about 2 hours before adding the whipped topping.
  • Once the cake has chilled, add the whipped topping.
  • Before you serve the cake, crush the vanilla wafers and add to the top of the cake.

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Notes

  • Use the handle of a wooden spoon to poke the holes in the cake – no need to use any fancy tools! The wooden spoon will guarantee that all of the holes will be the same size.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 233kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 351mg | Potassium: 153mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 132IU | Calcium: 194mg | Iron: 1mg