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Dessert for 14

Hummingbird Cake

This Southern cake combines bananas, pineapple, pecans, and cinnamon, then bakes in one pan under creamy vanilla frosting.

$0.73per serving $
60 minstart to table
14servings

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 can (8 oz) crushed pineapple in juice
  • 2 cups coarsely chopped bananas
  • 2 packages (8 oz) cream cheese
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 8 cups confectioners’ sugar

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
  2. Whisk the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon in a large bowl.
  3. Stir in the eggs, oil, vanilla, pineapple with its juice, bananas, and pecans until combined.
  4. Spread the batter in the pan and bake for 35 minutes, until the center is firm and the eggs are fully set.
  5. Beat the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, salt, and confectioners' sugar until smooth while the cake cools for 15 minutes.
  6. Spread the frosting over the cake and sprinkle the remaining chopped pecans on top.

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