Not Your Grandma's Banana Pudding Cake

I'm not usually one to blog recipes but some of my closest friends asked me to start posting some of my low-carb, diet-friendly recipes. So here is my first...

If your grandma cooks like mine, everything is filled with whole eggs, butter, heavy cream and 100% deliciousness. My banana pudding cake will taste like grandmas, but without all the extra fat and calories. I promise this is one you will want to keep handy. It's so easy and delicious! You will need:

1 box of sugar free yellow cake mix (I like the Pillsbury sugar free mixes)
2 ripe bananas (the riper the better)
1 cup of water
2 cups cold low fat milk
1 small box of sugar free banana cream pudding

First, break up bananas into chunks and mix with water. They don't need to be all the blended together just enough to make sure the bananas won't clump up the batter.

Next, slowly add the dry mix. Careful not to add too quickly or you will be covered in powder! Your batter will be thicker than a normal cake and that is OK. I promise it will be moist and delicious!

Once your batter is thoroughly mixed, pour into a greased 13x9 baking dish. A trick (from Paula Deen) is to drop your cake pan onto the counter a couple times to get all the bubbles out. Bake at 325 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

When the cake comes out poke LOTS of holes in it with the tooth pick. There should be plenty of holes. This allows the pudding to soak up into the cake making it extra delicious.

After your holes are made, let the cake cool for only a few minutes while you whisk the pudding into the milk. Whisk until just before it starts to thicken. The pudding should still be loose enough to spread over the cake. It will set pretty quickly once it is on the warm cake.

**Optional addition is to add mini chocolate chips as a topper.  It adds a little more texture and chocolate can't make anything bad.  It is NOT included in my nutritional calculator.  

You can serve the cake warm or cool which ever you prefer. Serves 10.  I plugged the information into MyFitnessPal and here the nutritional data is here for you.  Hope you enjoy!