Description
Creamy banana pudding cookie butter cheesecake cake delivers southern comfort with luxurious layers of indulgence. Silky cheesecake nestled between moist cake promises a delightful dessert experience you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
Cake Base:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1.5 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter, softened
Cheesecake Layer:
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 package instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 cup cold milk
Filling and Topping:
- 0.5 cup cookie butter (spread)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 0.5 cup powdered sugar
Supporting Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 0.25 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 cup crushed vanilla wafer cookies
- Whipped cream (for frosting)
- Banana slices (for decoration)
- Extra cookie crumbs (optional, for garnish)
Instructions
- Craft the foundation by heating the oven to 350F. Meticulously prepare two 8-inch cake pans with grease and flour.
- Cream butter and sugar until they transform into a fluffy, pale mixture. Incorporate eggs individually, then blend in vanilla extract.
- Sift dry ingredients together. Alternately fold flour mixture and milk into the wet ingredients, ensuring smooth incorporation.
- Distribute batter evenly between prepared pans. Bake for 25-30 minutes until a inserted toothpick emerges clean. Allow cakes to cool completely.
- Whip cream cheese until silky. Integrate powdered sugar, vanilla, and mashed bananas into a uniform mixture.
- Separately whisk pudding mix with cold milk until it thickens. Gently fold pudding into cream cheese blend.
- Whip heavy cream to stiff peak consistency. Delicately fold into banana pudding mixture. Refrigerate until assembly.
- Microwave cookie butter for 10-15 seconds to achieve spreadable consistency. Blend with heavy cream until smooth.
- Position first cake layer on serving plate. Spread half the cookie butter filling evenly.
- Layer banana pudding cheesecake mixture atop the cookie butter.
- Repeat layering process with second cake layer and remaining fillings.
- Enrobe entire cake with whipped cream, smoothing edges meticulously.
- Garnish with crushed vanilla wafer cookies. Optional: Embellish with fresh banana slices and additional cookie crumbs.
Notes
- Make sure all ingredients are at room temperature before mixing to ensure smooth, even incorporation and prevent lumpy batters.
- Use ripe, soft bananas for the most intense flavor and natural sweetness in the pudding cheesecake layer.
- Chill the cheesecake layer thoroughly before assembling to help it set and maintain its structure when layering.
- Gently fold whipped cream into the banana pudding mixture to preserve its light, airy texture and prevent deflating.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 408
- Sugar: 32 g
- Sodium: 182 mg
- Fat: 23 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 43 g
- Fiber: 1.2 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg