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hummingbird cake with cream cheese filling

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Anita Hoffman
Holland, PA

An absolutely delicious cake with a great filling and a fabulous frosting.

(1 rating)
yield 12 -14
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For hummingbird cake with cream cheese filling

  • 4
    medium ripe bananas, mashed
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 4
    eggs
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla
  • 3/4 c
    oil
  • 3 c
    flour
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 2 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1 can
    (8 ounce) crushed pineapple with juice
  • 1-1/2 c
    chopped toasted pecans
  • CREAM CHEESE FILLING
  • 1
    (8 ounce) cream cheese at room temperature
  • 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1
    egg
  • 1/2 tsp
    vanilla
  • 2 Tbsp
    flour
  • CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
  • 1
    (8 ounces) cream cheese at room temperature
  • 8 Tbsp
    butter at room temperaturs
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 3-1/2 c
    powdered sugar
  • 1 Tbsp
    milk (optional)
  • 1/2 c
    chopped pecans for topping

How To Make hummingbird cake with cream cheese filling

  • 1
    Toast 2 cups of pecans, chopped. Reserve 1/2 cup for the topping. Make the cream cheese filling by mixing all the ingredients and set aside.
  • 2
    For the cake, mash 4 very ripe bananas. Blend together the mashed bananas, 2 cups sugar and 4 eggs. Blend in 3/4 oil and vanilla.
  • 3
    Sift together dry ingredients. Slowly add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients until it is well blended.
  • 4
    Fold in the can of crushed pineapple and pecans. Pour into a greased and floured Bundt pan. Pour half of the cake mix into the bundt pan. Pour the cream cheese mixture on top of the cake mix.
  • 5
    Pour the rest of the cake mix. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Let cake cool 10 to 15 minutes on wire rack Invert onto plate. Let cake cool completely before frosting.
  • 6
    Make frosting by creaming together butter and cream cheese and add the powdered sugar a little at a time. Top with 1/2 cup toasted chopped pecans.

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