Description
A dreamy fusion of creamy cheesecake, moist banana cake, and silky pudding layers, this Banana Pudding Cheesecake Cake combines Southern comfort with classic indulgence for a dessert that’s as beautiful as it is delicious.
Ingredients
- Cream Cheese: 16 oz (softened)
- Granulated Sugar: 1 cup
- Eggs: 3 large
- Vanilla Extract: 2 tsp
- Bananas: 3 ripe, mashed
- All-Purpose Flour: 2½ cups
- Baking Powder: 2 tsp
- Salt: ½ tsp
- Unsalted Butter: 1 cup (softened)
- Buttermilk: 1 cup
- Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix: 1 package (3.4 oz)
- Cold Milk: 2 cups
- Whipped Topping: 2 cups
- Vanilla Wafers: 1½ cups (crushed)
- Powdered Sugar: ½ cup
Instructions
- Preheat Your Equipment: Preheat oven to 325°F (163°C). Grease and line cake and springform pans with parchment paper.
- Combine Ingredients: Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla, then bake the cheesecake layer for 45–50 minutes. Cool completely.
- Prepare Your Cooking Vessel: For banana cake, mash bananas and mix with butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking powder, salt, and buttermilk. Bake at 350°F (177°C) for 25–30 minutes.
- Assemble the Dish: Prepare pudding with milk, then fold in whipped topping.
- Cook to Perfection: Layer banana cake, cheesecake, banana cake, and top with pudding mixture.
- Finishing Touches: Sprinkle crushed wafers and chill for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Serve and Enjoy: Slice with a sharp knife and serve chilled.
Notes
- Use ripe bananas for the best flavor and sweetness.
- Chill overnight for perfect sliceable layers.
- Top with extra wafers and banana slices before serving for a pretty finish.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 540
- Sugar: 42g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 16g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 64g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 120mg
Keywords: banana pudding, cheesecake cake, southern dessert, layered cake, banana recipe