Hummingbird Cake

Name: Hummingbird Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Southern, American
Ingredients: 3 cups AP flour; 2 cups sugar; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp cinnamon; 3 large eggs, beaten; 1 1/2 cups oil; 1 1/2 tsp vanilla; 8-oz. crushed pineapple in juice, undrained; 3 chopped ripe bananas; 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted; 16-oz. cream cheese, softened; 1 cup salted butter or margarine, softened; 32 oz. powdered sugar; 2 tsp vanilla; 3/4 cup pecan halves, toasted (garnish)

6 steps

Prep:15minCook:20min

When the Hummingbird Cake was first submitted to Southern Living in 1978 by Mrs. L.H. Wiggins of Greensboro, North Carolina, we had no idea the cake would become our most popular and beloved Southern cake recipe ever. Without a doubt, the cake is a beauty with its three moist layers.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:27:06 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories1220.8 kcal (61%)

Total Fat69.3 g (99%)

Carbs146.9 g (56%)

Sugars115.9 g (129%)

Protein9.1 g (18%)

Sodium521.9 mg (26%)

Fiber3.3 g (12%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

3 cupsap flour

2 cupssugar

1 tspsalt

1 tspbaking soda

1 tspcinnamon

3eggs

large, beaten

1 ½ cupsoil

1 ½ tspvanilla

8 ozcrushed pineapple in juice

undrained

3bananas

chopped, ripe

1 cupchopped pecans toasted

Cream Cheese Frosting

16 ozcream cheese

softened

1 cupsalted butter

or margarine, softened

32 ozpowdered sugar

2 tspvanilla

¾ cuppecan halves

toasted, garnish

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°

Step 1

Grease and flour 3 pans - 9” round

Step 2

3 Cake Layers: Whisk together flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, & cinnamon in lg. bowl; add eggs & oil, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in vanilla, pineapple, bananas, & toasted pecans.

Step 3

Divide batter evenly among 3 cake pans. Bake (25-30 min.) until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Step 4

Meanwhile, make Cream Cheese Frosting (see recipe below). Cool(10 min.) in pans on wire racks. Remove from pans to wire racks & cool completely (1 hour.)

Step 5

Assemble Cake: Place 1 Cake Layer on serving platter; spread top with 1 cup of the frosting. Top with second layer, and spread with 1 cup frosting. Top with third layer, and spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Arrange pecan halves on top of cake.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Step 6

Beat cream cheese & butter with on med.-low until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating on low until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla; increase speed to med.-high & beat (1-2 min.) until fluffy.

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