Hummingbird Cake Recipe #42827
This is Southern Living's most requested recipe.
by Bev
50 min | 20 min prep
SERVES 16
Cake
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 2 cups chopped bananas
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 (16 ounce) package powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Combine first five ingredients in a large bowl; add eggs, and oil, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened.
- (Do not beat) Stir in vanilla, pineapple, 1 cup pecans, and bananas.
- Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9" round cakepans.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.
- Spread Cream Cheese Frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake; sprinkle 1/2 cup chopped pecans on top.
- Store in refridgerator.
- Cream Cheese Frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed, with an elelctric mixer until smooth.
- Gradually add powdered sugar, beating at low speed until light and fluffy.
- Stir in vanilla.
- Yield: 3 cups.
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