Banana pudding poke cake is the perfect combination of flavors. Doesn’t a traditional banana pudding paired with a yummy, yet easy box cake sound so good? It does to me! The taste of the vanilla flavor from cake and condensed milk along with the bananas and banana flavored pudding is just so yummy. Because this cake is so delicious, I have to admit that it is very difficult for me to stop eating this cake. 

This cake is called a “poke cake” because of the holes poked in the cake after it comes out of the oven. After poking holes in a poke cake, you immediately pour something creamy (such as pudding) over the top of the cake letting the mixture soak into the holes of the cake. This turns a simple box cake into a decadent treat!

Banana pudding poke cake is a wonderful dessert to bring to a party, pot luck at church, family gathering or just serve it to your family at home! It will definitely be a crowd pleasure. Also, this cake makes a wonderful dessert after having a hearty meal like my weeknight turkey chili.

Banana Pudding Poke Cake Directions

Ingredients

Yellow box cake prepared according to directions on box

Can of sweetened condensed milk (I didn’t quite use the whole can)

5.1 oz instant banana flavored pudding prepared according to directions

2 sliced bananas

Container thawed cool whip

Crushed vanilla wafers for topping

All of the ingredients for this cake were bought at my local Super Target.

Directions

Prepare yellow box cake according to the directions on box

While cake is baking, prepare the instant banana pudding

Let cake cool after baking for about 5 minutes and then poke holes all over the cake using the end of a wooden spoon

Pour sweetened condensed milk followed by prepared pudding all over the cake

Use a spatula to even out the pudding and condensed milk to make sure the entire cake is covered

Evenly distribute sliced bananas on the cake

Spread cool whip around the top of the cake

Sprinkle crushed vanilla wafers all over cake

Place cake in fridge to set for at least 2 hours

Enjoy this delicious banana pudding poke cake!!