Southern Living's Hummingbird Cake

Southern Living's Hummingbird Cake - This spectacular cake is made with 3 layers or banana and pineapple cake and then topped off with cream cheese frosting

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword american cakes, banana cake, hummingbird cake

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 30

Total Time 1

Servings

Calories 395kcal

Author Tiffany Bendayan

Ingredients

For Cake

3 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup pecans toasted and chopped
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups bananas ripe and mashed (about 3-4 bananas)
8 oz pineapple juice 1 can
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoons baking soda

For Cream Cheese Frosting

32 oz cream cheese softened (4 packs)
16 oz unsalted butter softened (4 sticks)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups powdered sugar sifted

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

For Cake

Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit
Coat 3 (9-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray
Whisk together flour and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Add eggs, oil, and vanilla, and stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Fold in bananas, pineapple, and pecans. Pour batter in pans
Bake at 350° for 28 to 30 minutes. Cool in pans for 10 minutes and invert on a wire rack to cool completely

For Frosting

Place the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in a mixer and mix on medium speed until smooth and creamy.
Slowly and in batches add the sugar until incorporated

Assembly

Place 1 cake layer on a cake stand or serving plate. Top with one-fourth of frosting. Repeat procedure once. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake

Notes

Recipe courtesy of Southern Living Magazine

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