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hummingbird cake

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Kristal Maryott
Towanda, PA

This is one of my grandmother's long time recipes and one of my favorites. You'll notice a couple of old school baking with "hand stir" and "grease and flour" pan. Grandma has never deviated from that. And who am I to argue with and 97 year old pro. :)

(1 rating)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 30 Min

Ingredients For hummingbird cake

  • 3 c
    sifted all purpose flour
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 3
    eggs
  • 1 1/2 c
    vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 c
    crushed pineapple
  • 1 1/2 c
    bananas,ripe, mashed
  • 1 c
    chopped pecans
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    vanilla

How To Make hummingbird cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.
  • 2
    Hand stir the first five ingredients in a large bowl.
  • 3
    Add oil and eggs and stir.
  • 4
    Add fruits, nuts, and vanilla, mix well.
  • 5
    Pour batter into cake pan and bake for 30 minutes.

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