my take on a hummingbird cake

Name: My take on a Hummingbird Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 15
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 3 cup(s) all purpose flour; 2 cup(s) sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1 teaspoon(s) allspice; 1 1/2 cup(s) canola or vegetable oil; 3 - eggs; 8 ounce(s) can crushed pineapple, drained; 2 cup(s) mashed banana; 1 cup(s) chopped walnuts or pecans; 1/2 cup(s) cocoanut; ## FROSTNG; 8 ounce(s) cream cheese, softened; 1/4 pound(s) butter, softened; 1 pound(s) confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla

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Janice (Jan) Barlow

Rochester, NY

Updated on May 14, 2018

I love making hummingbird cakes and this recipe intrigued me when I saw it. I added extra ingredients and spices (I think the cinnamon, allspice, and cocoanut were the key) and everyone agreed this recipe was a "keeper"

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 1 Hr

method Bake

yield 15 or more depending on size of slices

Ingredients

3 cups all purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon allspice
1 1/2 cups canola or vegetable oil
3 - eggs
8 ounces can crushed pineapple, drained
2 cups mashed banana
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1/2 cup cocoanut
FROSTNG
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 pound butter, softened
1 pound confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

How To Make my take on a hummingbird cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour either 2- 9" cake pans or a bundt pan.Get out all your ingredients so you know you have everything you need.

Step 2

Stir together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and allspice (.If preferred, you can sift these ingredients, but I just stirred it together) Set aside
Step 3

In very large bowl combine oil, eggs, pineapple, cocoanut, bananas and walnuts. Mix by hand and then add the flour mix--mix thoroughly. I used a whisk to make sure it all got blended
Step 4

Pour into prepared pan(s) and bake at 350 until cake tests done (toothpick comes out clean). Cakes take 1 hr; I used a bundt pan and started checking at 45 minutes--and continued to add time until done-about 55 minutes but that depends on your oven. Remove from oven and cool 10 minutes in pan, then remove and put on a rack to cool
Step 5

FROSTING; Combine cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth, using hand mixer if needed. Spread frosting onto bundt cake.(NOTE: If using 9" layer pans, put a glob of frosting on the serving plate, then the 1st layer (this keeps cake from sliding-trust me on this one!). Frost bottom layer, then sides, then top. Sprinkle with more walnuts if desired
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