Overripe bananas usually become banana bread… Don’t get me wrong, banana bread is wonderful, but sometimes I just want something different!!
This Banana Pudding Cake creates a soft fluffy cake with a delicious sauce! This cake doesn’t actually contain pudding, a pudding cake usually refers to a cake that bakes up with a yummy sauce underneath… and this one is no exception. We love this one served warm and topped with ice cream (and sometimes we sneak a little caramel sauce on top too!)
This pudding cake can be made in either a 1.5 or 2 qt casserole dish.
Items You’ll Need for This Recipe
* casserole dish * bananas * brown sugar *
Banana Pudding Cake!
Ingredients
- 3 eggs separated
- ⅓ cup butter softened
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 3 bananas ripe and mashed, divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 cup hot water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- In a medium bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Add 3 tablespoons sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
- In a bowl combine ⅓ cup sugar, butter, egg yolks, 2 mashed bananas, vanilla, and lemon juice until well combined. Mix in flour and baking powder.
- Gently fold in beaten egg whites. Spread into a casserole dish.
- Top with brown sugar. Blend together 1 cup of hot water and remaining ripe banana. Bring to a boil over medium heat (on the stove or in the microwave). Pour over brown sugar. DO NOT STIR.
- Bake 25-30 minutes or until set.
- Serve warm with ice cream.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Dessert
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Delicious! I’m going to make this again and again! Holly I’ve enjoyed your recipes for a while now and they all turn out yummy!
Now I had several overly ripe bananas that I wanted to use, so I figured out how to use them. And I added a little pumpkin spice because cinnamon and cloves add a warm taste to bananas.
I followed the recipe exactly except for the following modifications.
I put 3 mashed bananas in the batter and I used 2 mashed bananas on the top, which became the ‘pudding’ – the sauce at the bottom, once baked. I added an extra 1/3 cup of brown sugar for a total of 2/3 cup brown sugar. I may put a little more next time. I also will probably add 1/4 a teaspoon of salt for balance in this desert. I added 1/4 a teaspoon of pumpkin spice. But if you don’t have that, then adding just a little cinnamon would work nicely too. And I used 4 egg yolks and 4 egg whites, for a total of 4 eggs,. separated. All of these added ingredients meant that I needed to add baking time. So I added 15 minutes to the bake time, for a total of 45 minutes.
Now this is Holly’s recipe, I just wanted to use up some extra bananas. So if you have extra bananas, now you can use them up in this recipe. The cake was moist and light with a delicious banana taste that has a yummy sauce on the bottom.
I enjoyed this with some vanilla ice cream and a little bit of caramel sauce. Next time I probably won’t use the caramel sauce. My bonus son enjoyed it too. He smelled something good coming from the kitchen during my late night baking. My husband had to go to bed before I finished the cake , so per Holly’s instructions to someone else, I’ll warm up the cake before serving it with ice cream tomorrow. I just know he is going to enjoy it too. And to me, this is much better than using overly bananas for banana bread. So next time I have some old bananas I’m going to make this! Yum!
By the way I’m going to share this recipe on Facebook so I can easily share it with my friends. When something is this good you share it! Thanks again Holly for another excellent recipe!
Hello, would oat flour work for this? And I have a lot of ripe bananas in my freezer – can I use those? Thanks!
Oat flour is quite moist so it wouldn’t work the best in this recipe. But frozen bananas once defrosted would work well in this recipe.
Love this Banana Pudding Cake. Easy to make use basic ingredients on hand. Wondering , do you have a friendly desert recipe for diabetes? Thanks Holly.
What size casserole dish, please?
I use a 2 qt casserole dish Kathryn! Enjoy!
Is there a video for the Banana Pudding Cake?
Hi Lee, there is no video for this banana pudding cake at this time.
recipe does not indicate how to use the final banana. whole (lol) quartered, sliced, diced or mashed? I now see blended- so like in a blender?
also, do you need to oil the dish?
Hi Konnie, yes the final banana is blended with water in a blender until smooth. And there is no need to oil the dish. Enjoy!
Birthday cake for my Mamma We absolutely loved it! I will definitely make it again! There are lots of steps involved and it definitely took me a while to prepare it, but it was easier than I thought it would be! I’m very glad I gave it a try!
I was all out of brown sugar, so I drizzled some honey. I baked it in a disposable 8×8 tin. It took 45 minutes, and when it was a nice golden brown on top I knew it was gonna be good. It was still a bit warm by the time we ate it and it was softer than a fresh Twinkie. 10/10
I don’t think I would ever frost it. It’d make a great fancy guest breakfast/ brunch dish.
Happy Birthday to your Mamma! We hope she loved her cake. This one is always a hit when we make it. Thanks for sharing your substitutions with us, they sound great.
Thank you for this recipe! It was a huge hit at our housewarming party. We served it warm with vanilla ice cream as suggested and our guests devoured it!
This cake was so moist and tasty!
This was not good! just soggy (it was cooked through) and didn’t taste overly of banana – shame as it looked promising
This is a pudding cake so the texture is intended to be soft and moist (with a saucy layer underneath). I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy the flavor.
So happy tried this recipe! I rediscovered that we own casserole dishes! Too thanks for 2 banana suggestion. I am out of lemon juice and vanilla extract so added a tbsp of maple syrup and a tsp of cinnamon. Easy recipe to follow and turns out great! Hubby loves it! Thanks!!
can I skip the lemon juice? Can’t wait to try the recipe!
I’ve only tried this recipe as written but I do think it would work fine without the lemon juice.
Hi. If I only have 2 bananas, can I still do the sauce with the water and brown sugar. Also, can I replace the white sugar in the cake for brown sugar? Thanks.
I’d suggest leaving the banana in step 5 out if you only have 2 bananas. I’ve only made the recipe as written. Using brown sugar should work, but may change the texture and flavor of the cake. Let us know if you try it!
I see you say to serve warm…I want to make for dessert tonight and was wondering if I could actually Make the cake this afternoon and bake at supper time. Thank you
If making ahead, I would recommend baking the cake fully then popping it back in the oven just to reheat when ready to serve Sue. Enjoy!
Can I use previously frozen bananas? This looks wonderful and I can’t wait to try it.
I believe frozen bananas would work fine Janet. I hope you love the recipe!
I added a little more brown sugar on the top with a little more mashed banana for the topping. Also I little more lemon juice. Beautiful. I think I’ll try using mashed Strawberries and half bannanas next time. Mmmmmmmmmm
Looks delicious, looking forward to trying this recipe! Thanks for sharing!
You won’t be disappointed Denise! Enjoy!
Going to try for first time. Do you have anything like that for sour cherries
I’m sorry, I don’t have a recipe for sour cherries.
If you use self-rising flour, do you still use baking powder?
I haven’t tried this with self rising flour so I can’t say for sure. Please let us know how it works out if you do try it.
I used self-rising and didn’t add baking powder! And might I add I only hand mixed with a whisk and mashed bananas with a potato masher and didn’t blend anything, and it turned out wonderfully! My 3 year old helped me make the whole thing! And she loved it too!
I am so glad that this recipe was a hit with your family Dana! I love that your little one helped make this cake!