La Vonnes Banana Split Pudding Cake Recipes

BANANA SPLIT CAKE

Steps:

• Spray an 11x15 baking pan with cooking spray. Preheat the oven to 350º F.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the cake mix, pineapple juice (if you didn't get exactly 1 cup of pineapple juice from draining the pineapple, add water to make 1 cup), eggs and oil.
• Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 15-18 minutes or until the center of the cake springs back when you touch it.
• Allow the cake to cool completely on a wire rack.
• In a small bowl, use a hand mixer to cream the cream cheese until it is smooth. Set aside.
• In another bowl, mix together the pudding mixes and milk until smooth.
• Add the cream cheese by heaping spoonfuls and mix into the pudding using a hand mixer. Continue until all of the cream cheese is mixed in.
• Spread the pudding mixture over the cooled cake.
• Place sliced bananas all over the top of the pudding layer.
• Sprinkle the drained crushed pineapple from step 1 over the bananas.
• Spread the whipped topping over the pineapple.
• Top with drained and dried maraschino cherries, nuts and chocolate sauce, or decorate as desired!
• Cover the cake and store in the refrigerator. It is best to let this cake set for at least 4 hours before serving, if not overnight. This allows the layers to settle.

LA VONNE'S BANANA SPLIT PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• THE CRUST: 1. Combine butter, pineapple juice & cherry juice well
• 2. Add the graham cracker crumbs and mix well
• 3. Grease a 9x14 pan with butter
• 4. Press the crumb crust into a butter greased pan and set aside
• PUDDING FILLING 1. Mix on high the eggs, melted butter, heavy whipping cream, vanilla extract and confectioners sugar until a smooth lump free consistency is achieved
• 2. Add cut up banana and blend until smooth lump free consistency is achieved
• 3. Add juice from the jarred cherries, pineapple juices and 1/4 lemon to prevent the bananas from discoloring and blend until smooth.
• 4. Pour creamy sauce into the graham cracker crust
• TOPPING 1. Top creamy sauce with 3/4 of banana coins, cherry pieces and crushed pineapples (reserving the remaining 1/4 of the fruit for the top of the whipped topping)
• 2. Top the fruit topped cream sauce with cool whip
• 3. Use juice of pineapples, and lemons on remaining 1/4 of the banana coins and coat well to prevent bananas from turning brown then place on top of the cool whip
• 4. Place cherry pieces and crushed pineapples on top of the cool whip
• 5. Sprinkle the dish with the nut pieces
• 6. Chill for 2-4 hours and is ready to serve.
• 7. Cut and enjoy the creamy, rich smoothness of this dessert.

LA VONNE'S BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• Make pudding according to package replacing the milk with 1/2 sweetened condensed milk and 1/2 heavy whipping cream, mix until smooth
• add 2 bananas and vanilla extract and mix until pudding has stiffened
• take a large foil pan that is about 4 inches deep and line with waffers.
• crush one box of waffers into small bits of cookies & save for layering
• slice 2 banana into thin coin slices and set aside for layering
• Lay down a layer of banana pudding
• smooth a layer of cool whip
• sprinkle with cookie crumbs
• drop a layer of coin size banana
• repeat steps 6-9 making sure to finish the final layer with with remaining uncrushed cookies and bananas
• Sprinkle the remaining cookie crumbs on the finished pudding for garnish
• Refrigerate for an hour and serve

THE ULTIMATE BANANA SPLIT CAKE

Steps:

• For the frozen banana bites: Peel and slice the banana into 1-inch pieces. Heat up the chocolate and shortening for 30 seconds in the microwave in a bowl. Remove and stir. If any lumps remain, heat in 10-second increments until fully melted.
• Place the banana pieces on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Using two forks, place a banana piece on one fork and dip it into the chocolate. Make sure the banana piece is covered completely. Remove the banana piece from the chocolate and, using the other fork, gently move the banana piece onto the cookie sheet. When completed, place the chocolate-covered banana pieces in the freezer for at least 1 hour, preferably overnight.
• For the chocolate cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a 9-by-13-inch cake pan by rubbing with butter, sprinkling with flour and tapping out the extra.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, granulated sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix together with a wooden spoon, then set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat well with a hand mixer. Slowly add the boiling water and mix. Add the wet ingredients to the flour mixture, and fold and stir until smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake until a cake tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove the cake from the pan and cool on a rack.
• For the whipped cream: Beat the cream and vanilla in a chilled nonreactive bowl with a whisk or an electric mixer just until the mixture holds a loose peak. (Lift the beater from the cream and look at the shape of the peak at the end of the whisk; it should hold a lazy curve.) Sift the confectioners' sugar over the cream and continue to beat just until it holds a soft peak. Take care not to overbeat the cream or it will be curdy. Refrigerate, covered, for up to 4 hours.
• To assemble: When the cake is cool, cut in half with a long serrated knife. Place one half of the chocolate cake on a serving platter or cake stand. Cover the cake with strawberry pie filling (about 1 cup; you will have some left over, which can be refrigerated). Set the other half of the cake on top. Try to match up the ends that have been cut when stacking.
• With a pastry bag fitted with a large open star decorating tip, pipe whipped cream mounds on top of the cake. Add sprinkles. Cut the frozen banana bites in half and set on top of the whipped cream. Serve immediately.

SOUTHERN STYLE BANANA SPLIT CAKE

Steps:

• Combine the graham cracker crumbs, white sugar and melted butter. Mix together and press into a 9x13 inch cake pan; refrigerate until chilled.
• Beat together the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar; spread over graham cracker crust.
• Layer bananas and pineapple over cream cheese mixture; cover fruit with whipped topping.
• Top with cherries and chopped nuts; refrigerate and serve chilled.

BANANA PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of 2 greased 9-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease paper. Combine the first 5 ingredients; beat on low speed until moistened, about 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes; stir in mashed banana. Spread 1/2 cup batter into each prepared pan. Arrange 2 cups vanilla wafers on batter (1 cup per pan), flat side up. Gently spread remaining batter over wafers. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 15-20 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., Whisk milk and pudding mix 2 minutes. Let stand until soft-set, 2 minutes. Meanwhile, in a chilled large bowl and using chilled beaters, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add sugar; beat until soft peaks form. , Place one cake layer on a serving plate. Spread with pudding mixture. Top with second cake layer. Spread sweetened whipped cream over top and sides of cake. Crush 1 cup vanilla wafers and press onto sides of cake. Garnish with remaining whole vanilla wafers and, if desired, sliced bananas. Store in the refrigerator.