HUMMINGBIRD CAKE
Hummingbird Cake
3 cups Self-Rising Flour (or 3 cups Plain Flour, 1 tsp Baking Soda and 1 tsp Salt)
2 cups Sugar (granulated)
1-1/2 teaspoons Vanilla
1 - 8 ounce can Crushed Pineapple, drained
1-1/2 cups Oil (I use Canola)
1 teaspoon Cinnamon (I use more because I like it)
3 Eggs, beaten
2 cups ripe Bananas (with spots on the skin) - about 5 medium Bananas
1 cup chopped Pecans (not part of the original recipe, but I like Pecans, too)
The original recipe specifies a tube or bundt cake pan, baked at 325 degrees F. for one hour and 10 minutes. I prefer to use 3 - 9" pans and bake at 350 degrees F. for 25 or 30 minutes.
NOTE: (3) 3" X 9" pans or (4) 2" x 9" pans / (3) shallow 9" pans may overflow
Mix all ingredients by hand and bake until tester comes out clean.
Cream Cheese Frosting
1 pound (16 ounces) Confectioners (Powdered, Icing or Caster) Sugar
1 - 8 ounce package Cream Cheese, brought to room temperature
1 stick (1/2 cup) Butter, brought to room temperature
1 teaspoon Vanilla (of course, I use more)
If anyone needs more details for mixing the cake or the frosting, please let me know and I will provide. This is an old recipe from Southern Living Magazine and a long time favorite in the southern USA.
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Permalink Reply by Betty on
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This is a great recipe (the same as mine) nuts and all. I use it all the time comes out perfect. I use 3- 9" pans too. My customers love it.
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Permalink Reply by Bonnie Willey on
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Yu-Hoo...,Thank You..., sounds perfectly scrumptious! I love pineapples, coconut, Bananas, & cinnamon! I just threw in the coconut. lol And will, at some point, probably throw it in the cake too. My taste buds are not very discerning, I eat just about anything. lol When you get time Sandra, try the marshmallow buttercream, it's just melt in the mouth delicious. And the texture is , well, perfectly smooooooth.
Do you bake all 3 in the oven at the same time? And does it affect the temp used, or the time in the oven?
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Permalink Reply by Sandra Smiley on
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I do bake all three at once, Bonnie, and the time I listed for the 3 - 9" pans is the time it actually takes them to bake in my oven at 350 degrees F. I definitely plan to try the Marshmallow Buttercream...soon!
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Bonnie, your taste buds must be a lot like mine.....I love practically everything, even anchovies!
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