Banana-chocolate Pudding Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 ripe bananas, cut into thirds
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package chocolate pudding mix
• 1/2 cup sweetened banana chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 lightly spray a 13 x 9 inch baking pan with vegetable cooking spray.
• 3 in a blender or food processor, process bananas until almost smooth, about a minute.
• 4 add sour cream; blend until combined, about 15 seconds.
• 5 in a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup sugar, walnuts and melted butter.
• 6 in a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and baking soda.
• 7 in a large bowl, using and electric mixer set on medium speed, beat 1/2 cup butter and remaining sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• 8 add eggs; beat 30 seconds.
• 9 add flour mixture, alternating with banana mixture; continue beating until mixture is smooth, about 1 minute longer.
• 10 gently fold sugar-walnut mixture into batter.
• 11 pour batter into prepared pan.
• 12 bake cake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes.
• 13 transfer the pan to a wire rack; cool slightly.
• 14 making the topping:.
• 15 in a medium saucepan, heat half and half and pudding mix over medium heat, whicking constantly, until mixture boils, 12-15 minutes.
• 16 remove from heat; cover with plastic wrap.
• 17 assembling the cake:.
• 18 turn cake onto serving platter.
• 19 using a straw, poke holes into cake, about 1 inch apart and at least 1 inch deep.
• 20 pour half the warm pudding slowly over cake, allowing it to fill the holes.
• 21 smooth remaining pudding across top with a rubber spatula.
• 22 let cake stand until pudding is set, about 10 minutes.
• 23 arrange banana chips on top of the cake before serving.