Fresh Banana Cream Delight Cake

So what the heck? Men can be so weird, but who am I to deny my love the cake he requested for his birthday? Sooo...here you have the Banana Cream Delight Cake! I believe a woman in my ward is responsible for the recipe, but I don't remember who!

What you will need:

Cake

• 1 box yellow cake mix
• 1 C mashed ripe bananas (2 bananas)
• 1 C water
• 1/3 C vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Filling

• 1 pkg (5.1 oz) instant banana cream pudding
• 1 3/4 C cold milk

Frosting

• 2 pints heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 C previously prepared filling
• 2 T powdered sugar
• 1 T flour

Garnish

• Caramel sauce (optional)
• fresh banana slices (optional)
• white chocolate shavings (optional)

Directions:

• Prepare filling first by beating the instant banana cream pudding and cold milk for two minutes in medium sized bowl
• Refrigerate filling for at least one hour
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Mix cake mix, mashed bananas, water, vegetable oil, eggs and vanilla on low speed for 30 seconds, then medium speed for 2 minutes
• Grease the two 8" cake pans and pour an even amount of cake batter in each
• Bake 30-35 minutes 
• Remove from oven and run a knife around the edges
• Allow to completely cool before removing from the pans
• Prepare the frosting by whipping the 2 pints of heavy whipping cream until it forms stiff peaks
• Fold in 1/2 C of the previously prepared filling
• Add in the powdered sugar and flour
• Take 3/4 C of the filling and mix it with the rest of the filling
• Top first layer of cake with a layer of filling
• Place fresh banana slices over the layer of filling
• Add one more layer of filling on top of the banana slices
• Place the top layer of the cake on top of the bottom layer and filling
• Frost the entire cake and top with garnishes