BANANA BLISS CAKE

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I love this cake! I usually top it with bananas but its great by itself & a cold glass of milk. A lot of family & friends have snagged this recipe from me and because of its popularity I have to keep the ingredients in my cupboards because my family are always asking me to make it. If you like bananas this is for you. Enjoy!

Provided by Jammie Gogel

Categories Cakes

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 pkg duncan hines banana cake mix
3 large eggs
1/4 c canola oil or vegetable oil
1 c water (bottled ice mountain is what i use)
3 box banana pudding mix (jello brand)
2 pkg cool whip topping 8oz each
2 pkg philadelphia cream cheese (8oz)
2 c 2% milk
2 tsp pure vanilla extract

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 325* for coated or dark pans 9 x 13 or 350* for glass or pans not coated. Spray or use butter to coat pan & sprinkle flour, sift remaining powder in trash, set pan aside.
2. Mix cake mix according to box with the following ingredients: eggs, water, & oil. Once Blended add 1 box of banana pudding mix, blend until smooth.
3. Bake in oven for 26-29 minutes according to box. While that's baking, mix 1 cream cheese (blends best at room temp.), 1/2 cup milk, & 1 tsp vanilla until smooth. Then add 1 box of banana pudding mix and another 1/2 cup of milk, blending well... then lastly blend 1 whole tub of cool whip to the mix and refrigerate until needed for filling.
4. REPEAT step 3 for the second bowl of filling. Using the remaining cream cheese, vanilla, milk, banana pudding mix, & cool whip. Refrigerate when done.
5. When the cake is cool... Use a frosting spatula to slip around the outer edging of the cake to make sure its not sticking to the pan. Then take a cookie sheet, place on top of cake, hold tightly together and flip quickly, set flat on table, tap the bottom of cake pan a few times, lift cake pan off the now upside down cake, take a cake knife or any long knife and cut evenly down the center splitting the cake into 2 sections. Once separated flip and place the bottom half of the cake back in the pan or on a tray.
6. Remove the first bowl of banana filling from fridge, stir a few times to make it easier to spread on the bottom layer of the cake... once all of the banana filling has been spooned on the bottom layer of the cake... smooth over to make it evenly across the entire cake, then flip and place the top half of the cake back on the bottom.
7. Lastly, take the remaining banana filling from the fridge, stir so it will spread easier. Finally, frost the top layer of the cake. Ready to serve, Enjoy!