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hummingbird cake

(2 ratings)
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Recipe by
Sandy Young
@CerrillosSandy
Cerrillos, NM

You must get up very early to catch these little critters! Not really. Wish I knew why this delicious cake has this very strange name. My recipe comes from, once again, a friend in Pensacola. We were in Delta Kappa Gamma (known as The Snooty Teachers' Club, according to our children, Wendy and Jay) together, and I also taught her children back in the Dark Ages at Woodham. Mim gave the recipe to me, with the subtitle "A rich, delicious one-bowl cake." It is very easy to make and scrumptious to eat! Photo: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/hummingbird-cake-10000000387218/ My recipe--2 layers

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(2 ratings)
cook time 40 Min

Ingredients For hummingbird cake

  • 3
    eggs, beaten
  • 1 1/2 c
    vegetable oil
  • 3 c
    sifted all-purpose flour
  • 2 c
    granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1
    8-oz. can crushed pineapple, undrained
  • 2 c
    cubed bananas
  • 2 c
    chopped pecans or walnuts
  • FROSTING
  • 1
    8-oz. cream cheese, softened
  • 1
    1 pound box confectioners' sugar, sifted
  • 1/3 stick
    butter, softened
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla extract

How To Make hummingbird cake

  • 1
    DO NOT USE AN ELECTRIC MIXER, EXCEPT FOR THE EGGS IF YOU'D LIKE. DO ALL MIXING WITH A WOODEN SPOON JUST ENOUGH TO MOISTEN DRY INGREDIENTS AND BLEND IN FRUIT.
  • 2
    Beat eggs, and add oil.
  • 3
    Mix together the dry ingredients, and add to the egg/oil mixture.
  • 4
    Then add vanilla, pineapple, bananas, and nuts.
  • 5
    Pour into two greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans. Bake at 350 for 30 to 45 minutes. The cake will begin to pull away from the sides of the pan slightly when it is done.
  • 6
    SANDY'S NOTE: I have had trouble with the bottoms of the cake pans sticking to cake; therefore, after I grease and flour the pans, I cover the bottoms of the pans with wax paper. Works like a charm!
  • 7
    Frosting: Beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, butter, and vanilla together until smooth. This should be enough to generously frost tops and sides of a two-layer cake.
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