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Lightened Up Banana Cream Cake


This Lightened Up Banana Cream Cake is a lighter version of a banana cream cake- made with a cake mix, bananas, banana pudding and topped with banana slices and vanilla wafer cookies!

Makes 16 slices

Banana pudding is typically made with vanilla pudding, whipped cream, bananas, and cookies. For this lightened up version, I use the sugar free instant banana cream pudding and poke holes in the cooled cake which helps create banana flavor in every bite.

For this lightened up banana cream cake you will:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large mixing bowl combine, mashed bananas,

cake mix, eggs, water, vanilla extract, and unsweetened applesauce.

Using a hand whisk, mix until batter is completely combined. 

Spray a 9×13 baking dish with non stick cooking spray.

Pour bater into prepared baking dish.

Bake for 22-24 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted. 

Cool for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl combine pudding mix and skim milk.

Whisk together until it thickens. Fold in cool whip.

Using the end of a mixing spoon, poke the cake with holes through the entire cake.

Pour pudding mixture onto cake. Spread evenly until the entire cake is covered. 

Top with sliced bananas. 

Cover and place in the fridge until ready to serve. 

When ready to serve, cut into 16 even slices.

Top with mini vanilla wafers or regular size vanilla wafers.

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large mixing bowl combine, mashed bananas, cake mix, eggs, water, vanilla extract, and unsweetened applesauce.
  3. Using a hand whisk, mix until batter is completely combined. 
  4. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with non stick cooking spray.
  5. Pour bater into prepared baking dish.
  6. Bake for 22-24 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted. 
  7. Cool for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl combine pudding mix and skim milk.
  8. Whisk together until it thickens. Fold in cool whip.
  9. Using the end of a mixing spoon, poke the cake with holes through the entire cake. Pour pudding mixture onto cake. Spread evenly until the entire cake is covered. 
  10. Top with sliced bananas. 
  11. Cover and place in the fridge until ready to serve. 
  12. When ready to serve, cut into 16 even slices. Top with mini vanilla wafers or regular size vanilla wafers.

Makes 16 servings

5 Points® per serving

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Lightened Up Banana Cream Cake

Lightened Up Banana Cream Cake

This Lightened Up Banana Cream Cake is a lighter version of a banana cream cake- made with a cake mix, bananas, banana pudding and topped with banana slices and vanilla wafer cookies!

Author: thepounddropper.com

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Additional Time 10 minutes
Total Time 37 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 ( 16 oz.) package Pillsbury sugar free yellow cake mix
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce 
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 large ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1 ( 1.0 oz. ) sugar free Banana Cream Instant Pudding mix
  • 1 1/2 cup skim milk
  • 6 oz. light cool whip
  • Topping: 1 large banana and 30 mini vanilla wafers or 16 reduced fat regular size vanilla wafers for garnish

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large mixing bowl combine, mashed bananas, cake mix, eggs, water, vanilla extract, and unsweetened applesauce.
  3. Using a hand or standing mixer, beat on low until batter is completely combined. 
  4. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with non stick cooking spray.
  5. Pour bater into prepared baking dish.
  6. Bake for 22-24 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted. 
  7. Cool for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl combine pudding mix and skim milk.
  8. Whisk together until it thickens. Fold in cool whip.
  9. Using the end of a mixing spoon, poke the cake with holes through the entire cake. Pour pudding mixture onto cake. Spread evenly until the entire cake is covered. 
  10. Top with sliced bananas. 
  11. Cover and place in the fridge until ready to serve. 
  12. When ready to serve, cut into 16 even slices. Top with mini vanilla wafers or regular size vanilla wafers.

Makes 16 servings

5 Points® per serving

Notes

Smartpoints: GREEN/BLUE/PURPLE: 5 SmartPoints per slice 

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

16

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 180Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 332mgCarbohydrates: 40gFiber: 2gSugar: 2gProtein: 5g

The point values and nutritional information is estimated and figured based off the brand of ingredients I used for the recipe using the WW app and can vary depending on ingredients used.

Courtney Young

Thursday 11th of May 2023

Is there anything I could use instead of the cool whip?

Kris Marie

Monday 27th of February 2023

Made this last night, it is absolutely DELICIOUS!! We just love it, a definite keeper! A big thank you for all your wonderful recipes!

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Joanne

Thursday 4th of June 2020

Hi, do you think you could use egg beaters or other egg sub to lower points?

Lindsay Kehl

Friday 5th of June 2020

Hi Joanne

Yes, you could use egg beaters as a substitute for the eggs!

Thanks so much

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