Unleash Your Inner Chef with Mouthwatering Banana Flips!

You’ll go bananas for this banana flip cake with two layers of banana cake sandwiched around a light and fluffy banana cream filling. It’s like a larger version of a banana flip, the vintage snack cake that was popular in the 1960s.

Recipe Details

Prep Time:
25 mins
Cook Time:
15 mins
Additional Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 10 mins
Servings:
24
Yield:
1 9×13-inch layer cake

Ingredients

  • 1(15.25 ounce) packageyellow cake mix

  • 1(3.4 ounce) packageinstant banana pudding mix

  • 2 ¼cupsmilk, divided

  • 4largeeggs

  • ¾cupbutter

  • ¾cupshortening

  • 1 ½cupswhite sugar

  • ¼cupall-purpose flour

  • 1 ½teaspoonsbanana extract

Cooking Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9×13-inch pans.

  2. Stir cake mix and pudding mix together in a bowl. Beat in 1 1/2 cups of milk and eggs until smooth. Divide batter evenly between the prepared pans.

  3. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 15 to 17 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack, about 30 minutes.

  4. Cream butter and shortening in a large bowl with an electric mixer until combined. Gradually mix in sugar and flour. Beat in remaining 3/4 cup milk and banana extract until smooth.

  5. Invert one cake onto a rectangular serving platter. Spread filling over top and cover with remaining cake layer. Serve immediately or keep chilled until 1/2 hour before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Full Nutrition Label
Servings Per Recipe24
Calories292
% Daily Value *
Total Fat
16g
21%
Saturated Fat
6g
31%
Cholesterol
49mg
16%
Sodium
265mg
12%
Total Carbohydrate
35g
13%
Dietary Fiber
0g
1%
Total Sugars
26g
Protein
3g
Vitamin C
0mg
1%
Calcium
63mg
5%
Iron
1mg
3%
Potassium
67mg
1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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