Why is this southern cake recipe called a hummingbird cake?
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What is an Old Fashioned Hummingbird Cake
It’s a Southern cake recipe that is filled with pineapple, bananas, cinnamon, and pecans. It’s covered with a cream cheese frosting and topped with crushed pecans. We always feel like it’s a spring cake since like hummingbirds it shows up at our home around Easter.
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Hummingbird Cake
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup canola oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 8 oz can crushed pineapple undrained
- 1 cup pecans chopped
- 2 bananas chopped
For the Frosting
- 2 8 oz packages cream cheese softened to room temperature
- 1 cup butter softened to room temperature
- 2 16 oz packages powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup pecans for topping
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour three 9 inch cake pans.
- Mix the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add the eggs and oil, mix until well combined. (do not beat)
- Stir in the vanilla, pineapple, 1 cup of the chopped pecans and the bananas.
- Spoon the batter into your prepared cake pans and bake for 25-30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool pans on wire rack for 10 minutes, remove from pans and cool completely on wire rack.
- Spread cream cheese frosting between the layers and on top and sides of the cake.
- Sprinkle with 1/2 cup of chopped pecans.
For the Frosting
- Beat cream cheese and butter until creamy smooth
- Gradually add powdered sugar and beat until fluffy then mix in vanilla
Nutrition
This is easily one of my favorite cakes!
Hi! This was amazing! But I would love to try it in a bundt cake pan? What do you think? Thank you!
I have never tried it in a bundt cake pan but I can’t think of a reason why it wouldn’t work. Please let me know if you try it.