nutella/hummingbird cake

Name: Nutella/Hummingbird Cake
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 3 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1/3 cup(s) special dark cocoa; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 cup(s) sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon; 3 large eggs, beaten; 3/4 cup(s) vegetable oil; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained; 1 cup(s) chopped hazelnuts; 3 mashed banana; 2 heaping tablespoon(s) nutella; 1 cup(s) toasted hazelnuts; 1/2 cup(s) butter, softened; 2 8 ounce packages cream cheese, softened; 2 16 ounce packages powdered sugar, sifted; 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 13 ounce jar nutella

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John Myers

Madison, OH

Updated on Oct 7, 2023

My Niece and Nephew in Florida love anything Nutella. They asked me to make a dessert just for them a little while ago, and this is what I came up with. I took a Hummingbird cake recipe and tweaked it to accomidate the Nutella tastes. This is a completely sweet and decadent dessert sure to please any southern sweet tooth!

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Ingredients

3 cups all purpose flour
1/3 cup special dark cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 large eggs, beaten
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
1 cup chopped hazelnuts
3 mashed banana
2 heaping tablespoons nutella
1 cup toasted hazelnuts
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 8 ounce packages cream cheese, softened
2 16 ounce packages powdered sugar, sifted
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 13 ounce jar nutella

How To Make nutella/hummingbird cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl, add eggs and oil stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. DO NO BEAT, Stir in vanilla, pineapple, 1 cup hazelnuts, bananas and 2 heaping Tablespoons Nutella.

Step 2

Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9" round cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 23 to 28 minutes, or until a pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; run a knife around edges of all 3 pans and remove cakes. Cool completely on wire racks. When cake is cooled, make the frosting.
Step 3

Cream butter, cream cheese, vanilla and 13 ounce jar of Nutella.
Step 4

Gradually add powdered sugar, beating on low speed, until mixture is light and fluffy. Yield about 6 cups.
Step 5

Spread frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake. Sprinkle toasted hazelnuts over the top of the cake. Enjoy!
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