Hummingbird Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
(from beachy’s recipe box)
Source: Susan's Aunt Ellen
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Serves 16 people
Categories: Cakes
Ingredients
- 3 c all purpose flour
- 2 c granulated sugar
- 1/2 t. salt
- 2 t. baking soda
- 1 t. ground cinnamon
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1 1/4 c. vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 t. vanilla extract
- 1 can crushed pineapple, 8 oz, well drained
- 1 c. pecans, chopped
- 2 c. banana, firm ripe chopped
- Frosting:
- 16 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1 c. butter, room temp
- 2 lbs. confectioners' sugar
- 2 t. vanilla extract
- 1/2 c. pecans, chopped
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350F.
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Sift flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and cinnamon into mixing bowl several times.
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Add eggs and salad oil to the dry ingredients.
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Stir until ingredients are moistened.
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Stir in vanilla, pineapple and pecans.
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Stir in bananas.
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Spon the batter into prepared pans.
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Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
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Cool in pans for 10 minutes, then turn onto cooling rack.
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Cool completely before frosting.
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Frost tops of all three layers, stack then frost sides.
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Sprinkle evenly with pecans