nutella/hummingbird cake

Recipe by
John Myers
Madison, OH

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!

method Bake

Ingredients For nutella/hummingbird cake

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

How To Make nutella/hummingbird cake

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 3
    Cream butter, cream cheese, vanilla and 13 ounce jar of Nutella.
  • 4
    Gradually add powdered sugar, beating on low speed, until mixture is light and fluffy. Yield about 6 cups.
  • 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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