"Moist and flavorful Hummingbird Cake! Flavored with banana, pineapple, and rich spices!..."
INGREDIENTS
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For the Hummingbird Cake:
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4 and 1/4 cups cake flour (Making your own cake flour is easy, and only requires two ingredients: cornstarch and all-purpose flour. Here’s what you do: For every 1 cup of flour called for in the recipe, remove 2 Tbsp of flour. Then add in 2 Tbsp of
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1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
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2 and 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 and 1/2 cups granulated sugar
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1 and 1/2 cups light brown sugar
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1 and 3/4 cups canola oil
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5 large eggs, at room temperature
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1 tablespoon vanilla extract
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3 cups mashed very ripe bananas
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12 ounces crushed pineapple, drained
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1/3 cup 100% pineapple juice
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1/2 cup chopped pecans
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For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
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16 ounces full-fat cream cheese, VERY soft
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8 ounces unsalted butter, VERY soft
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1 tablespoon vanilla pure extract
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6 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted, more only if needed