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Hummingbird Cake

Hummingbird Cake

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  • Total Time: 2hrs
  • Yield: 8

Ingredients

  • For the cake:
    • 3 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 1/2 cups canola oil
    • 3 eggs
    • 2 cups white sugar
    • 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained, or one cup or mashed, fresh pineapple
    • 1 /12-2 cups mashed bananas (about 3-4 bananas)
    • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • For the frosting:
    • 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
    • 1 stick (1/2 cup) of butter, softened
    • 2 1/2-3 cups confectioner’s sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
    2. Grease and flour 3, 5 inch (or 2, 9 inch) cake pans.
    3. Mix the flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
    4. In a large bowl, combine the oil, eggs, sugar, pineapple, bananas and nuts.
    5. Slowly add flour mixture and mix together by hand.
    6. Pour batter into prepared pans and bake for about an 30-60 mins (depending on the size of the pan) or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow them to cool before removing them to the racks.
    7. Prepare the frosting by whipping together the cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Start with 2 cups of confectioner’s sugar and continue to add more until desired texture.
    8. After the cake has cooled, frost it. Garnish with more nuts on top.