Dessert for 12
Banana Pudding Cake with crackers
Ripe bananas enrich a sheet cake layered with vanilla pudding, cream cheese frosting, whipped topping, and wafers.
$10.50for 4 servings
$2.62 per serving$10.50 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 50 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 12servings as written
- $$typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Bananas$0.62/lb typical | 2.25 lb | $1.40Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 4 | $1.20Typical price |
| Sour cream or plain yogurt$0.14/oz typical | 8.5 oz | $1.19Typical price |
| Cake, pancake and baking mixes$0.18/oz typical | 6.75 oz | $1.22Typical price |
| Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical | 8 oz | $2.40Typical price |
| Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical | 12 oz | $2.74Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 8 oz | $3.20Typical price |
| Ice cream and whipped topping$0.12/oz typical | 8 oz | $0.96Typical price |
| Crackers, graham, cookies$0.22/oz typical | 21 oz | $4.62Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $31.49 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourBaking powder and sodaSugar and brown sugarSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarOlive and cooking oilCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 6 very ripe bananas
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 box (3 2/5 oz) instant vanilla pudding
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 box (3 2/5 oz) instant vanilla pudding
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 container (8 oz) frozen whipped topping
- 2 bananas
- 2 cups vanilla wafers
- 13 whole vanilla wafers
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with cooking oil.
- Whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl, then mash six bananas in another bowl.
- Beat the granulated sugar, brown sugar, oil, eggs, sour cream, vanilla, and one pudding package, then stir in the bananas and flour mixture.
- Spread the batter in the pan and bake at 350 F for 30 minutes, until the cake is firm and the eggs are cooked.
- Beat the cream cheese, butter, heavy cream, second pudding package, and powdered sugar until smooth, then fold in the whipped topping.
- Cool the cake for 5 minutes, spread on the frosting, and top with banana slices and vanilla wafers.
Swaps
- Sour cream or plain yogurt for Yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
- Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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