Banana Pudding Brownie Food

BANANA PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of 2 greased 9-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease paper. Combine the first 5 ingredients; beat on low speed until moistened, about 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes; stir in mashed banana. Spread 1/2 cup batter into each prepared pan. Arrange 2 cups vanilla wafers on batter (1 cup per pan), flat side up. Gently spread remaining batter over wafers. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 15-20 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., Whisk milk and pudding mix 2 minutes. Let stand until soft-set, 2 minutes. Meanwhile, in a chilled large bowl and using chilled beaters, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add sugar; beat until soft peaks form. , Place one cake layer on a serving plate. Spread with pudding mixture. Top with second cake layer. Spread sweetened whipped cream over top and sides of cake. Crush 1 cup vanilla wafers and press onto sides of cake. Garnish with remaining whole vanilla wafers and, if desired, sliced bananas. Store in the refrigerator.

BANANA SPLIT PUDDING BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray or very lightly grease with oil.
• TO MAKE THE BROWNIE BATTER: Melt the chocolate by placing in a pan or heat-proof mixing bowl over a small pot of boiling water.
• Stir with a heatproof spatula until completely melted, then remove from heat and set aside to cool.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine 1 cup of mashed banana, the oil, and the sugar. Use a handheld mixer to beat everything together for about a minute. If you don't have a mixer, use a strong fork and mix for about 3 minutes.
• Mix in the vanilla and melted chocolate.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Add this to the banana mixture in batches, mixing with the hand mixer as you go along. Mix for about 1 minute more.
• PREPARE THE BANANA TOPPING: In a small bowl, combine all topping ingredients and mix with the hand mixer (remember to rinse the beaters off first) for about a minute.
• TO ASSEMBLE AND BAKE THE BROWNIES: Spread the brownie batter evenly into baking pan. Pour the banana topping over that and spread evenly.
• Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.
• After about 15 minutes, move it to the fridge until fully cooled.
• Cut into twelve squares, place a few slices of banana on top of each portion, and serve.