Best Hummingbird Cake
Description
This award-winning hummingbird cake with crushed pineapple and banana is a moist, fruity, layered cake finished with tangy cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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2 cups white sugar
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
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3 eggs
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1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
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1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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3/4 cup chopped pecans
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1/4 cup chopped black walnuts
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2/3 cup mashed bananas
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cream cheese frosting
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pecan halves for garnish
Directions
1
Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans.
2
Combine flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and baking soda. Stir in oil and beaten eggs until just moistened.
3
Stir in vanilla, pineapple with juice, pecans, walnuts, and bananas.
4
Spoon batter into the prepared pans. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.
5
Let cakes cool in pans briefly before turning out onto racks to cool completely.
6
Frost layers, top and sides of cake with your favorite cream cheese frosting. Decorate with pecans.