Hummingbird Cake Recipe

Prep Time::20 mins

Cook Time:: 1 hr

Total Time:: 1 hr 20 mins

Servings::15

Yield::1 2-layer (9-inch) cake

Ingredients

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Original recipe (1X) yields 15 servings

Cake:

3 cups all-purpose flour

2 cups white sugar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

2 cups mashed bananas

1 ½ cups canola oil

1 cup chopped black walnuts

1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained

3 large eggs

Cream Cheese Frosting:

1 pound confectioners' sugar

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

¼ pound butter, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans.

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To make the cake: Sift flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Combine bananas, oil, walnuts, pineapple, and eggs in another large bowl; mix well.

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Stir flour mixture into banana mixture until combined. Pour batter into the prepared pans.

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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of each pan comes out clean, about 1 hour. Allow cakes to cool on wire racks.

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Meanwhile, make frosting: Beat together confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in a medium bowl until smooth.

Evenly spread frosting on the middle, sides, and top of cooled cake.

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