BEST BANANA PUDDING POUND CAKE WITH AMARETTO LIQUEUR

Name: BEST BANANA PUDDING POUND CAKE WITH AMARETTO LIQUEUR
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Cuisine: European, American
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour (sifted then measured); 5.1 ounce box banana cream instant pudding (mix, do not make the pudding); ½ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon baking powder; ¼ teaspoon baking soda; 8 ounces cream cheese (at room temperature); 1 and ⅔ cups bananas (mashed, about 2 small bananas); 2 tablespoons Amaretto liqueur (sub almond, banana, or vanilla extract); 1 cup heavy whipping cream; 1 and ½ cup butter (unsalted (see post for subs)); 1 tablespoon banana extract (like this); 3 cups granulated sugar; 6 large eggs (at room temperature); ½ cup heavy whipping cream (whipped); ¾ cup powdered sugar (aka confectioners) (sifted then measured); 2 tablespoons Amaretto liqueur (or almond, banana, or vanilla extract); 6 crushed vanilla wafers; mint leaves and banana slices for garnish