I love to bake from scratch, but sometimes there just isn’t enough time in a day. I always have a stock pile of cake mixes in the pantry, and I love to doctor them up and make them my own.

Banana cake is one of my favorite treats, and I have a few different recipes here on the blog that I like to make. But this banana cake using cake mix is faster and still uber delicious!

I really like to be in the kitchen, you can tell that from the posts in my Instagram feed.

I love to bake, make cookies, cake, brownies etc.

Making homemade bread is probably one of the most satisfying things I can do in the kitchen. There’s something so amazing about a loaf of fresh baked bread. I get such a sense of accomplishment from it! (If you want the recipe for the bread pictured below, here it is – homemade french bread)

But… not sure how many readers of this blog know that I’m also a very busy crafter, you can see some of that on my craft blog – Crafts by Amanda. It’s also apparent on my Instagram feed.

I also do quite a bit of freelance work. I create crafts for General Mills via their Kix Cereal brand, like these cute mitten puppets that my awesome son is wearing.

I also make kid’s crafts for Disney’s Spoonful where I post 8 times per month! If that wasn’t enough, I also recently completed two kid’s craft books that will be available this fall, and am currently working on the 3rd and 4th books in the series. On top of all that, I make crafts and recipes for the awesome websites of Prime Publishing. So needless to say, I don’t get into the kitchen as often as I would like!

That’s why doctoring up a cake mix can be a real time saver for me. I love to bake from scratch, but I don’t always have the time to do that. This particular doctored cake mix recipe is one of my favorites to date. I’ve added some tasty spices and yummy ripe bananas, then topped it with some banana flavored whipped cream frosting.

It’s pretty easy, just mix the dry ingredients together…

Add the wet ingredients (see printable instructions below) and the bananas…

Mix it all up in your mixer and pour it into the pan…

Bake it to golden perfection. You know the rest, cool, frost, eat. :)

Easy Banana Cake with Banana Whipped Cream Frosting

Course: Desserts

Cuisine: American

Keyword: banana, cake, cake mix, one pan

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes

Servings: 24 pieces

Calories: 142 kcal

This banana cake using cake mix is positively delicious, easy to make and is topped with an amazing banana flavored whipped cream frosting!

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Ingredients

• 16.25 ounce box white cake mix PLUS ingredients on back of box
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Milk use measurement on cake mix box
• 3 medium ripe bananas mashed or broken into large chunks

Frosting

• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 4.3 ounce package banana cream instant pudding
• 1 cup milk

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 13x9 baking pan.
2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together dry cake mix, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and salt.
3. Use milk in place of the water on the back of the cake mix box and use whole eggs instead of egg whites. Use oil as directed on box. Add milk, eggs, oil and bananas to the mixing bowl.
4. NOTE: Some white cake mixes have two versions, one with egg whites and one with whole eggs. If yours has this option, use the number of eggs called for in the whole-egg version.
5. Beat on low for 15-30 second to combine then increase speed to medium high and beat for two minutes, until well blended.
6. Pour batter into prepared cake pan and bake in preheated oven for 40-45 minutes or until cake springs back when gently touched in the center.
7. For the Frosting
8. In a medium bowl, whisk together milk and pudding and place in refrigerator.
9. Beat the whipped topping in a mixer on high until stiff peaks form. Fold pudding into the whipped cream and spread onto cake.
10. Garnish with sliced bananas if desired.

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Nutrition Facts

Easy Banana Cake with Banana Whipped Cream Frosting

Amount Per Serving (1 slice)

Calories 142 Calories from Fat 36

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 4g 6%

Saturated Fat 2g 10%

Cholesterol 14mg 5%

Sodium 243mg 10%

Potassium 86mg 2%

Total Carbohydrates 24g 8%

Sugars 14g

Protein 1g 2%

Vitamin A 3.5%

Vitamin C 1.6%

Calcium 6.2%

Iron 2.3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.