Hummingbird Cake Recipe
Want more Southern inspired goodness? Treat yourself to a few of Grandbaby Cakes’ tastiest cake recipes!
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 3 cup all purpose flour
- 2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 pic large eggs beaten
- 1 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 8 oz crushed pineapple with juice
- 1 3/4 cup ripe mashed bananas about 4-5 bananas
- 1 cup chopped pecans if desired
For the Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
- 3 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar up to 4 cups if you want it stiffer
- pinch of salt
- 2 tsp pineapple juice
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans for garnish if desired
Instructions
For the Cake
- To begin, preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. To prepare your cake pans, start by spraying them with a non-stick baking spray. Then, line each pan with a piece of parchment paper and give the top of the parchment paper a final spray of baking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Whisk the dry ingredients together until they are well combined.
- Next, add in the wet ingredients to the bowl. Whisk in the eggs, oil, vanilla, pineapple with juice, mashed bananas, and pecans (if desired) until everything is fully combined. The resulting batter will be thick and well-mixed.
- Divide the batter evenly between the two prepared cake pans. Bake the cakes in the preheated oven for 24-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of each cake comes out clean.
- After the cakes have baked, allow them to cool for 10-15 minutes in their pans. Once slightly cooled, carefully remove the cakes from the pans and allow them to cool completely at room temperature before frosting as desired.
For the Frosting
- Incorporate some butter and cream cheese into your mixer's bowl and blend them on high velocity until they start thickening and becoming fluffy.
- Subsequently, reduce the speed of your mixer and pour the confectioner's sugar slowly, making sure that it combines properly. Once you have added all the sugar, increase the velocity again to keep whipping.
- Include some pineapple juice and vanilla extract, and keep beating the mixture until it has a silky texture, is airy, and fluffy, which will result in a delicious frosting.
To Assemble
- Prepare the cakes by leveling them, and if needed, slice each cake into two layers, yielding a total of four layers (if you prefer, you can leave them as two layers).
- Spread frosting evenly between each layer, and then frost the whole cake using the remaining frosting. To enhance the presentation, sprinkle additional pecans over the top if desired. Be sure to serve the cake at room temperature for optimal flavor.
Notes
Nutrition Information:
- Carbohydrates: 63g
- Protein: 4g
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Cholesterol: 61mg
- Sodium: 219mg
- Potassium: 164mg
- Fiber: 2g
- Sugar: 46g
- Vitamin A: 494IU
- Vitamin C: 3mg
- Calcium: 29mg
- Iron: 1mg
