Hummingbird Cake

Ingredients

Cake
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 large eggs, beaten
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 2 cups chopped bananas
  • 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans
Cream Cheese Frosting
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine, softened
  • 1 (16 ounce) package powdered sugar, sifted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1 _ Combine first five ingredients in a large bowl; add eggs, and oil, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened.

2 _ (Do not beat) Stir in vanilla, pineapple, 1 cup pecans, and bananas.

3 _ Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9" round cakepans.

4 _ Bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

5 _ Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.

6 _ Spread Cream Cheese Frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake; sprinkle 1/2 cup chopped pecans on top.

7 _ Store in refridgerator.

8 _ Cream Cheese Frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed, with an elelctric mixer until smooth.


9 _ Gradually add powdered sugar, beating at low speed until light and fluffy.

10 _ Stir in vanilla.

11 _ Yield: 3 cups.

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