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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes |
Ready In: 70 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Great recipe from Southern Living Christmas at Home magazine. This recipe uses a white cake mix, make the cake according to the box instructions, but add mashed bananas and ginger to the mix...the computer gave me a hard time with the whole cake mix thing... Ingredients:
1 (18 1/4 ounce) size white cake mix, any brand |
1 1/3 cups water |
3 tablespoons oil |
3 large eggs |
1 cup mashed banana (about 3 small) |
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger |
1/2 cup rum, divided |
1/4 cup butter |
1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar |
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
4 medium ripe bananas, sliced |
1 (5 1/8 ounce) box instant vanilla flavor pudding and pie filling |
2 cups milk |
0.5 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened |
3 tablespoons powdered sugar |
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed |
1 (1 ounce) semisweet chocolate, baking square grated |
Directions:
1. Prepare cake mix according to package directions,(the 1 1/3 cup water, 3 T. oil, 3 large eggs, adding mashed bananas and ginger to the mix. Pour mixture into a lightly greased and floured 13 X 9 inch pan.
2. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Brush cake with 1/4 cup rum. Cool in pan 20 minutes. Crumble into 2 inch chunks.
3. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add dark brown sugar and cinnamon, and cook 1 minute. Add sliced bananas, and cook, stirring constrantly, 2 to 3 minutes or until bananas are tender. Remove from heat, and pour remaining 1/4 cup rum over banana mixture. Pour mixture into a large bowl. Let cool 15 minutes. Cover and chill 1 hour.
4. Prepare pudding mix as directed, using 2 cups milk; stir into banana mixture. Cover and chill 2 hours.
5. Place half of banana cake chunks in a large trifle dish. Spread half of pudding mixture over cake. Top with half of Cream Cheese Topping. Repeat layers once. Sprinkle with grated chocolate.
6. To make Cream Cheese Topping:.
7. Beat first 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixture until smooth. Stir in whipped topping until well blended.
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