The Best Hummingbird Cake

Name: The Best Hummingbird Cake
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 3 cups flour (gluten free or regular); 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup packed light brown sugar; 3 large eggs, room temperature; 1 cup vegetable oil; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 cup fresh pineapple, crushed (see below); 2 cups roasted bananas*, mashed (approximately 4 large or 6 medium-small bananas with peel left on; instructions below); 1 cup chopped pecans; Parchment paper to line bottom of the cake pan; 1 ½ sticks unsalted butter, chilled; 3-8 ounce packages of cream cheese, chilled; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 ½ cups powdered sugar, sifted; 1 ½ cups finely chopped pecans

The Best Hummingbird Cake was pinched from <a href="http://boulderlocavore.com/2012/01/hummingbird-cake.html" target="_blank">boulderlocavore.com.</a>

"Hummingbird Cake is a fantastic combination of banana bread and carrot cake (sans the carrots) with a completely beguiling name! This recipe never disappoints and delivers a specical treat for any occasion...."

INGREDIENTS

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3 cups flour (gluten free or regular)

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2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

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1 teaspoon baking soda

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1 teaspoon salt

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1 cup granulated sugar

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1 cup packed light brown sugar

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3 large eggs, room temperature

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1 cup vegetable oil

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2 teaspoons vanilla extract

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1 cup fresh pineapple, crushed (see below)

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2 cups roasted bananas*, mashed (approximately 4 large or 6 medium-small bananas with peel left on; instructions below)

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1 cup chopped pecans

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Parchment paper to line bottom of the cake pan

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1 ½ sticks unsalted butter, chilled

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3-8 ounce packages of cream cheese, chilled

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1 teaspoon vanilla

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1 ½ cups powdered sugar, sifted

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1 ½ cups finely chopped pecans

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