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Hummingbird Cake

If you love carrot cake, I know you are going to love this Hummingbird Cake recipe. This cake recipe with cream cheese frosting is easy to make.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Hummingbird Cake
Servings: 10 - 12
Calories: 990kcal

Ingredients

For the Cake:

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 ½ cups cooking oil - canola or vegetable
  • 3 eggs room temperature, slightly beaten
  • 1 8 oz can crushed pineapple, almost completely drained
  • 2 cups mashed ripe bananas - about 3-4 large
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups pecans chopped

For the Frosting:

  • 2 8 oz packages cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
  • 6-8 cups powdered sugar sifted
  • 1-2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

For the Cake:

  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees F
  • On a baking sheet, spread pecans in an even layer
  • Toast for 8-10 minutes
  • Remove from oven and set aside
  • Increase oven heat to 350 degrees F
  • Grease and flour 3 - 9 inch cake pans
  • In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon
  • In a medium bowl, blend together the sugar and oil until smooth
  • Slightly beat eggs in a small bowl
  • Whisk eggs into sugar mixture until well combined
  • Add mashed bananas, pineapple and vanilla to egg mixture until well combined
  • Fold in pecans
  • Gradually add flour mixture until mixture is smooth and well combined
  • Divide batter into cake pans evenly
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
  • Cool completely on wire racks
  • Remove from pans and frost with cream cheese frosting
  • Serve
  • Store leftovers in refrigerator

For the Frosting:

  • In a large mixing bowl add cream cheese, and beat until smooth
  • Add in butter, an beat butter until smooth
  • Gradually add powdered sugar, mixing in between each addition
  • Beat until smooth
  • Beat in vanilla until smooth
  • Frost cake, putting a nice thick layer of frosting in between each cake layer.
  • Store leftovers in refrigerator for up to 3-4 days in a covered container

Nutrition

Calories: 990kcal | Carbohydrates: 152g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 123mg | Sodium: 590mg | Potassium: 289mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 116g | Vitamin A: 992IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 3mg
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