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Hummingbird Cake

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Course: Cake
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Hummingbird Cake
Prep Time: 6 hours 41 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings: 12

Ingredients

  • CAKE:
  • 3 CUPS FLOUR
  • 1 CUP WHITE GRANULATED SUGAR
  • 3/4 CUP BROWN SUGAR
  • 1 TSP BAKING SODA
  • 2 TSP CINNAMON
  • 1 1/4 CUP VEGETABLE OIL
  • 3 EGGS
  • 2 TSP VANILLA EXTRACT
  • 4 MEDIUM RIPE BANANAS
  • 8 OZ CRUSHED PINEAPPLE WITH JUICE
  • 1 CUP CHOPPED PECANS
  • TOPPING:
  • 14 OZ CAN SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK
  • 1 CUP CRUSHED PINEAPPLES JUICE SQUEEZED OUT
  • 1/2 TSP CINNAMON
  • 1/4 CUP COOL WHIP OPTIONAL
  • FROSTING
  • 2 8 OZ PACKS OF CREAM CHEESE SOFTENED
  • 1/2 CUP UNSALTED BUTTER SOFTENED
  • 1 CUP POWDERED SUGAR
  • 1 TSP VANILLA EXTRACT
  • 1/2 TSP CINNAMON
  • 1/2 CUP FINELY CHOPPED PECANS
  • OPTIONAL: 1 1/2 CUPS CHOPPED PECANS FOR TOPPING OF THE CAKE

Instructions

  • PREHEAT THE OVEN TO 350 AND GREASE A 9×13 CASSEROLE BAKING PAN.
  • COMBINE FLOUR, BOTH SUGARS, BAKING SODA, PECANS, AND CINNAMON ON A LARGE MIXING BOWL.
  • IN A SEPARATE BOWL, WHISK TOGETHER OIL, EGGS, VANILLA EXTRACT, CRUSHED PINEAPPLE AND SMASHED BANANAS. WHISK UNTIL ALL COMBINED.
  • POUR WET INGREDIENTS INTO THE DRY INGREDIENTS. MIX WITH A SPATULA UNTIL SMOOTHLY COMBINED.
  • POUR CAKE BATTER INTO THE PREPARED BAKING PAN AND SPREAD IT EVENLY.
  • BAKE FOR 40-45 MINUTES.
  • LET THE CAKE COOL FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. POKE HOLES ALL OVER THE CAKE (USE SOMETHING THAT IS ABOUT A PENCIL THICKNESS).
  • IN A MIXING BOWL, WHISK SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK, PINEAPPLE, CINNAMON, AND COOL WHIP (IF USING) TOGETHER.
  • EVENLY, POUR SWEET SAUCE MIXTURE ALL OVER THE CAKE. LET IT SEEP IN AND COOL COMPLETELY BEFORE FROSTING.
  • FROSTING
  • BEAT BUTTER AND CREAM CHEESE TOGETHER, ON MEDIUM-HIGH SPEED, UNTIL SMOOTH, 1-2 MINUTES. SCRAPE SIDES AND BOTTOM OF THE BOWL.
  • LOWER THE SPEED TO LOW AND BEAT-IN POWDER SUGAR, CINNAMON, PECANS, AND VANILLA EXTRACT.
  • TURN THE SPEED BACK UP TO MEDIUM-HIGH AND BEAT FOR ABOUT 3-4 MINUTES, UNTIL THE FROSTING IS LIGHT, SMOOTH AND FLUFFY.
  • ONCE THE CAKE IS COOLED, EVENLY FROST THE CAKE ALL OVER.
  • OPTIONAL: SPREAD CHOPPED PECANS ALL OVER THE TOP OF THE FROSTED CAKE.
  • COVER AND KEEP THE CAKE REFRIGERATED WHEN NOT SERVING.