Hummingbird Cake
Servings: 16
Calories: 594kcal
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- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3 eggs beaten
- ¾ cup vegetable oil
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 8 oz crushed pineapple undrained
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 ¾ cups mashed bananas
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- ½ cup butter or margarine softened
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 16 oz powdered sugar sifted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; add eggs and oil, stirring until dry ingredients are mois-tened. Do not beat. Stir in 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla, pineapple, 1 cup pecans, and bananas.
Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round cakepans. Bake at 350° for 23 to 28 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire racks.
Stir 1/2 cup pecans into Cream Cheese Frosting, if desired, or reserve them to sprinkle over top of frosted cake. Spread frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake.
Calories: 594kcal | Carbohydrates: 81g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 260mg | Potassium: 203mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 58g | Vitamin A: 440IU | Vitamin C: 3.5mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1.7mg