easy banana pudding cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• cooking spray
• 1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1 cup water
• 3 large eggs
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 4 cups milk
• 2 (3.5 ounce) packages instant banana pudding mix
• 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping (such as cool whip®), thawed
• 20 vanilla wafers, crushed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 55 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• mix cake mix, water, eggs, and oil in a bowl until just moistened; pour cake batter into prepared baking dish.
• bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 34 to 38 minutes. cool in the baking dish for 2 to 3 minutes. poke several holes into the cake using the handle of a wooden spoon. be sure to poke all the way through to the bottom of the cake.
• stir milk and pudding mix together in another bowl until smooth. let pudding rest until it begins to thicken slightly, but is not fully set, about 2 minutes. pour pudding over cake and spread evenly, making sure to fill each hole completely. chill cake in the refrigerator until cake is cooled and pudding is set, about 2 hours.
• spread whipped topping over cake and sprinkle with crushed vanilla wafers just before serving.