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A banana cake using cake mix is topped with caramelized banana slices and sits on a plate, with fresh bananas and a bowl of brown sugar in the background.

Banana Cake Using Cake Mix, Pudding & Bananas

Sarah Mock
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This banana cake using cake mix and banana pudding is rich, soft, and topped with caramelized bananas. An easy dessert for banana lovers!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 37 minutes
Total Time 52 minutes
servings12 slices

Ingredients 

  • 4 Bananas Ripe and small.
  • 1 15.25 ounce Box Golden Butter Cake Mix 15.25 ounces
  • 1 3.4 ounces Box Banana Cream Pudding 3.4 ounces
  • ½ Cup Whole Milk
  • ⅓ Cup Vegetable Oil
  • 3 Eggs
  • 2 Teaspoons Ground Cinnamon divided
Topping
  • ½ Cup Butter ½ cup
  • 1 Cup Brown Sugar packed

Method 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
  2. Peel two of the bananas and place them in the bottom of a large mixing bowl. Using a fork, smash them until they have no large chunks.
    4 Bananas
  3. Add the cake mix, pudding mix, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, the eggs, the milk, and the oil to the bowl with the mashed banana.
    1 15.25 ounce Box Golden Butter Cake Mix, 1 3.4 ounces Box Banana Cream Pudding, ½ Cup Whole Milk, 3 Eggs, 2 Teaspoons Ground Cinnamon, ⅓ Cup Vegetable Oil
  4. Using a hand mixer, beat until well mixed. Set aside.
  5. Place the butter in a small bowl and microwave for a minute or until fully melted.
    ½ Cup Butter
  6. Add the brown sugar and the remaining teaspoon of cinnamon to the melted butter and mix until thoroughly combined.
    1 Cup Brown Sugar
  7. Spray a standard bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray right before placing the brown sugar mixture in the bottom. Spread evenly.
  8. Peel and slice the two remaining bananas. Place the banana slices in the brown sugar mixture in the bottom of the pan, covering the bottom in only one layer of bananas that slightly overlap in the middle.
  9. Gently pour the cake batter over the top of the bananas and brown sugar. Make sure the cake batter is sitting evenly.
  10. Bake for 40 minutes at 350 degrees fahrenheit, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out with a moist or slightly sticky crumb.
  11. Remove from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes before gently inverting the cake onto a serving tray or large plate. Slice, serve, and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 181kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 71mg | Potassium: 184mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 280IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 0.3mg

Notes

Missing an ingredient? Here are a few swaps that still work:
  • Cake mix: Yellow cake mix or vanilla cake mix can work in a pinch.
  • Banana cream pudding: Use instant vanilla pudding and add ½ teaspoon banana extract if needed.
  • Whole milk: Swap for 2% or skim milk.
  • Vegetable oil: Melted butter, canola oil or unsweetened applesauce also works.
  • Fresh bananas: You can use thawed frozen bananas for the batter, but use fresh slices for the topping.
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Nutrition Discolure

Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.

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