Hummingbird Cake Recipe

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Ready in: 30-60 minutes
recipe difficulty 3/5

Difficulty: 3 (1=easiest :: hardest=5)

Serves/Makes: 16

Ingredients:
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 eggs -- beaten
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 ounces crushed pineapple -- undrained
1 cup chopped pecans
1 3/4 cup mashed bananas
1/2 cup chopped pecans
***CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:***
1/2 cup butter -- softened
8 ounces cream cheese -- softened
16 ounces powdered sugar -- sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Directions:

Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; add Eggs and oil, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. Do not beat. Stir in vanilla, pineapple, 1 cup pecans, and bananas. Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9-inch Round cakepans. Bake at 350F degrees for 23 to 28 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire racks. Stir 1/2 cup pecans into Cream Cheese Frosting, if desired, or reserve them to sprinkle over top of frosted cake. Spread frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake.

Cream Cheese Frosting: Cream butter and cream cheese. Gradually add powdered sugar; beat until mixture is light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla.

This recipe from CDKitchen for Hummingbird Cake serves/makes 16

Recipe ID: 18761

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