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This Southern layer cake features a crowd-pleasing combination of banana, pineapple, and coconut. The name's origin remains something of a mystery: Some say. This hummingbird cake is always a hit with families or for any celebration.
Hummingbird Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Hummingbird Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is something that I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook hummingbird cake with cream cheese frosting using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Hummingbird Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 8 oz canned crushed pineapple, undrained
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 3/4 cup mashed bananas
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 16 oz powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Because Hummingbird Cake is topped with a Cream Cheese Frosting it needs to be stored in the refrigerator, as well as any other cake that has cream cheese frosting on it. Hands down this Hummingbird Cake is my favorite. Repeat with the remaining layers of cake. Hummingbird cake is like banana cake's more interesting cousin!
Instructions to make Hummingbird Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting:
- Combine first 5 ingredients in large bowl. Add eggs & oil. Stir until dry ingredients are moistened. Do not beat. Stir in vanilla, pineapple, 1 cup pecans, & bananas.
- Pour into greased 13x9 pan. Bake in 350 degrees oven for 38 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Can put in 3 greased & floured 9 inch cake pans, but only bake for 23-28 minutes.
- Let cool completely before frosting.
- For frosting: cream butter & cream cheese together. Gradually add powdered sugar. Beat until light & fluffy. Stir in vanilla. Spread over top of cake. If doing layers, spread between layers, up sides, & over top.
- Sprinkle top with 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
This cake has a unique combination of banana, pineapple, coconut and spices, making it the perfect summer dessert. When it comes to frosting a hummingbird cake, a rich cream cheese frosting is the only way to go! For the cream cheese frosting, combine butter and cream cheese in a large mixing bowl. Beat until fluffy using an electric mixer. Spread the frosting over the totally cooled cake.
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