These brownies are really rich and luscious.
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr |
| Additional Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 1 to 10 – inch bundt cake |
Ingredients
- 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
- 1 (3.5 ounce) package instant banana pudding mix
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup water
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ¾ cup mashed bananas
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 dash vanilla extract
- ½ cup chopped walnuts (Optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
- In a large bowl, stir together cake mix and pudding mix. Make a well in the center and pour in eggs, water, oil and mashed banana. Beat on low speed until blended. Scrape bowl, and beat 4 minutes on medium speed. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 50 to 55 minutes, or until cake tests done. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
- To make glaze: In a small bowl, combine confectioners’ sugar, milk and vanilla. Whisk until smooth and of a drizzling consistency. When cake is cooled, drizzle icing over cake with a zigzag motion. Sprinkle chopped nuts over wet icing if desired.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 404 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 65 g |
| Cholesterol | 63 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 430 mg |
| Sugars | 47 g |
| Fat | 15 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Lovely cake!! Very easy and quick.
Instead of 1 cup water, used 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup spiced rum, doesn’t taste like rum, just spiced banana cake. See pic as well… yummy.
This is very good the way it is, the only thing I added for kids is chocolate chips. It freezes well too.
Delicious! I used Banana cake mix (why wouldn’t you?!) For the icing, I mixed 4oz. cream cheese; 1 C. confectioners sugar; 1/2 tsp. vanilla; 1/2 tsp. cinnamon; 1/2 tsp. lime juice; 1/4 tsp. lemon juice; 1 T. milk. I added the lime & lemon juices to cut down on the sweetness. I continued to add the milk by tablespoons until I reached the consistency I wanted. It came out extremely moist after only requiring 40 minutes of baking! Also, I sprayed my Bundt pan with cooking spray, DID NOT flour, and it came out with no problems as far as sticking!
Great recipe! The only thing I changed was… I put the walnuts in the cake mix and not on top. I cooked exactly for 50 mins and it came out perfectly.
Used GF yellow cake mix, French vanilla pudding mix (because it’s what I had), 2 super ripe bananas, 1/3 cup mini-M&Ms and 1/2 cup of chopped pecans. Baked in a bundt pan The M&Ms made the color fun (think tie-dye) and added a little extra “special” to the cake. Served with a dollop of whipped cream.
This cake was so easy and moist I’ve made it twice in one week. The only variation was one of the reviews I read that said they threw in a little more banana which I did too because I had some that were very ripe.
My mom wanted a banana cake for her birthday and this was definitely a hit! Super moist and yummy!
no changes great as is wonderful for using ripe bananas
Nice change with the pudding mix added. Stays very moist.
Made it and took to work. Everyone loved it. Took home a empty plate!
this is a very moist cake
This is easy to make, a good way to use up tired, dark bananas . Does remind me a lot of banana bread in a tube shape, but my guests really seemed to like it.
Delicious and easy to make. I will definitely make this again.
Fantastic and easy. I did use 3 bananas and some vanilla per suggestions and made a cream cheese frosting. Will definitely make again!
I’m giving this 5 stars because of how delicious it tastes for something so easy to make! Followed directions completely. Very moist, sweet but not too sweet, and it was eaten so quickly I barely had time to grab a slice for myself. It was a hit by all. Thanks for posting.
I made this delightfully moist cake for my family and friends. It is so good I had a friend say they would pay me to make it for them. I added the chopped walnuts to the top, which is a great addition to this cake. Also, it is extremely simple to make. I would like to post a picture to show how good it looks.
I pretty much made this cake as directed with a couple of changes. They were out of banana pudding at the store, so I used vanilla. Also I used 2 whole bananas, I wanted to be sure the banana was a strong enough flavor since I had to use vanilla pudding. I made it in a 9×13 pan and iced it with cream cheese frosting. It was a hit!! Everyone loved it. It was easy and quick to make. I can’t wait until i need another cake!
Great way to use up bananas! I make a peanut butter frosting/glaze. This very moist cake doesn’t last long in my house.
I’ve made this many times over the years. I use 3 very ripe bananas. This time it’s a 1 layer 9 x 13 and will have chocolate frosting because that’s what my 34 year old son asked me to bake for his birthday. Family favorite for sure.
Delicious cake. My family loved it. The preparation was simple. Many of the ingredients I had on hand. Also, this cake looks as good as it tastes.