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my take on a hummingbird cake

cookingchefjan avatar
Recipe by
Janice (Jan) Barlow
@cookingchefjan
Rochester, NY

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"

yield 15 or more depending on size of slices
prep time 30 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake

Ingredients For my take on a hummingbird cake

  • 3 c
    all purpose flour
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1 tsp
    allspice
  • 1 1/2 c
    canola or vegetable oil
  • 3
    eggs
  • 8 oz
    can crushed pineapple, drained
  • 2 c
    mashed banana
  • 1 c
    chopped walnuts or pecans
  • 1/2 c
    cocoanut
  • FROSTNG
  • 8 oz
    cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 lb
    butter, softened
  • 1 lb
    confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla

How To Make my take on a hummingbird cake

  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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