Just like an old-fashioned ice-cream parlor treat, this cake will bring back memories.
Classic Banana Split Cake
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 2 hr 5 min
- Servings 16
- Ingredients 19
Ingredients
Cake
- 3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 1/4 cup strawberry topping
- Red food color
- 1/4 cup pineapple topping
- Yellow food color
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa
- 2 tablespoons hot water
Filling and Frosting
- 1 container (16 oz) frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1 box (4-serving size) banana cream instant pudding and pie filling mix
- 3 to 4 medium bananas, thinly sliced
- Chocolate topping, if desired
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans. In large bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
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Step2In large bowl, beat butter, shortening and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed about 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Beat in vanilla. Beat in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk. Continue beating on medium speed 1 minute, scraping bowl constantly.
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Step3Divide batter among 3 bowls (about 2 1/2 cups each). Stir 2 tablespoons of the strawberry topping and 3 drops of the red food color into batter in one bowl. Stir 2 tablespoons of the pineapple topping and 3 drops of the yellow food color into batter in second bowl. In small bowl, mix cocoa and hot water; stir into batter in third bowl. Pour batters into separate pans.
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Step4Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
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Step5In medium bowl, mix whipped topping and pudding mix until well blended. Place strawberry cake layer on serving plate; spread with remaining 2 tablespoons strawberry topping. Top with layer of banana slices; spread with 3/4 cup frosting. Top with chocolate cake layer; spread with remaining 2 tablespoons pineapple topping. Top with layer of banana slices; spread with 3/4 cup frosting. Top with pineapple cake layer. Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting. Drizzle with chocolate topping. Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition
455
Calories
20 g
Total Fat
6 g
Protein
65 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 455
- Calories from Fat
- 180
- Total Fat
- 20 g
- Saturated Fat
- 7 g
- Cholesterol
- 55 mg
- Sodium
- 520 mg
- Potassium
- 200 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 65 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 2 g
- Protein
- 6 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
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