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hummingbird cake

(3 RATINGS)
252 Pinches
pmyodb1 avatar
Atlanta, GA
Updated on Sep 9, 2010

This cake is my all time favorite cake of all time. I found this cake at the Whole Foods store when they made them in cupcake form. Which I know that you can probably make it into cupcakes as well. But I often get this cake at the Whole Foods store for my birthday.

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yield 18-20 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • CAKE
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 - eggs,beaten
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 3/4 cups mashed bananas
  • 1 can pineapple, crushed with juice (8oz can)
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • FROSTING
  • 1 package cream cheese, room temperature (8oz)
  • 1/2 - butter, at room temperature (1 stick)
  • 1 pound confectioner's sugar,sifted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans

How To Make hummingbird cake

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour three 9 inch round cake pans.
  • Step 2
    For the cake,in a mixing bowl, stir together the flour,sugar,baking soda,cinnamon and salt. Add the eggs and oil and stir just until the dry ingredients are moistened. Do NOT beat. Stir in the banana,the pineapple and its juice, the pecans and the vanilla. Divide the batter among the prepared pans and bake for 23 to 28 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted int eh center comes out clean. Cool the cake layers in pans for 10 minutes, then turn them out onto a rack and cool completely.
  • Step 3
    While the cake cools, make the frosting: In a bowl, blend together the cream cheese and butter. Gradually add the confectioner's sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla. Stir in the pecans or reserve them to sprinkle over the frosted cake*. Fill and frost the cake.
  • Step 4
    *In all honesty, I prefer that you do not mix the pecans into the frosting but just sprinkle them on top of the cake itself.
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