Banana Split Cake

This one is a small graduation cakes, i put some tips of how to make it here. Try it!


Supplies Need:

• 12 x 18 Sheet Cake Pan
• Glad Graduate Cake Topper
• Graduation Cap Icing Decorations
• Graduation Candles
• 3 packages marble cake mix
• 1 package (3 oz.) strawberry flavored gelatin
• 3/4 cup boiling water
• 1/2 cup cold water 1 package (4 serving size) vanilla instant pudding and pie mix
• 1 (9 oz.) tub frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 1/2 cups cold milk
• 4 bananas, sliced

1. Preheat oven to 325° F. Dissolve gelatin in boiling water.
   
2. Stir in cold water; set aside at room temperature. Grease and flour pan.
   
3. Prepare and bake cake 45-50 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack for 10 minutes.
   
4. Turn cake onto platter or foil covered cake board; cool an additional 10-15 minutes. Poke deep holes through top of cake with meat fork; space holes about 1 inch apart. With cup, slowly pour gelatin mixture over cooled cake.
   
5. Set in refrigerator while preparing filling. For filling, mix instant pudding mix and cold milk in bowl; fold in whipped topping. Using large cake leveler, split cake into two horizontal layers.
   
6. A cookie sheet makes a convenient large "spatula" for lifting and replacing the top layer. Spread filling on bottom layer, add banana slices and replace top layer. Ice cake with white buttercream icing. Add graduation pictures in four corners; make with wafer paper or frosting sheets. Mark scallop design using a toothpick, add tip 6 yellow icing. Add tip 8 bubble top & bottom border. Embellish bottom border with addition scallop shell border. Position Glad Grad Statue and icing caps around bottom border. Serves 45-50.