Hummingbird Cake

Name: Hummingbird Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 1 three layer cake
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups flour; 2 1/4 cups sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon or 1 teaspoon garam masala; 3 eggs, beaten; 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained; 2 cups chopped, ripe bananas; 1/2 cup butter; 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 3 3/4 cups powdered sugar; milk (if needed); 1/2 cup pureed mango

Submitted by Diana Adcock

"This recipe is posted by request. Looks darn good though!"

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 16
Yields:: 1 three layer cake

ingredients

2 ¹⁄₂ cups flour
2 ¹⁄₄ cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon or 1 teaspoon garam masala
3 eggs, beaten
1 ¹⁄₂ cups vegetable oil
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
2 cups chopped, ripe bananas
Frosting
¹⁄₂ cup butter
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 ³⁄₄ cups powdered sugar
milk (if needed)
¹⁄₂ cup pureed mango

directions

To make the cake-----------------------.
Combine the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
Add the eggs and the oil, stirring well until the dry ingredients are moistened.
Do not beat.
Stir in the vanilla, crushed pineapple and bananas.
Spoon the batter into 3 well-greased and floured 8-inch cake pans.
Bake in a preheated 350* oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until the cakes are cooked-check with a toothpick, if it comes out clean, they are done.
Cool in pand for 10 minutes before turning out on to a wire cooling rack.
To make the frosting----------------------.
Beat together the butter, cream cheese and vanilla.
Gradually beat in the powdered sugar, adding a little milk if necessary.
Divide into two bowls and whip in puree to one of the bowls.
Use the mango frosting to spread between the layers of cake.
When the cake is assembled, spread the frosting in the second bowl over the top and side of the cake.

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Reviews

This is a GREAT cake. I made it today for my cousins and aunts back home in India(my dad's gonna carry it there for them tonight). I had to offer some to the unexpected guests who toppled over, they LOVED IT. Said, they felt like humming after eating it. I omitted the cream cheese, powdered sugar and butter that form a part of the icing in this recipe. Instead, I used all the ingredients mentioned under "For cake" and in addition to that, I used 1 mango(made its puree in the blender) and an additional tsp. of vanilla essence in the cake mixture. I also omitted the pineapples as I didnt have the tin unfortunately. Instead, I added a tsp. of pineapple essence to my cake mixture ingredients. It was a great cake. Loved it. Thanks a tonne!

Charishma_Ramchandani
I made this for my friends at work and everyone raved about how moist and delicious it was. Would make a great addition to a holiday table. I didn't have 8" cake pans so used 2 10" and it worked out just fine and gave me more slices. I also added finely chopped pecans to the batter and to decorate the top and sides of the finished cake. Cathie

Cathie Bolduc
Wow I got rave reviews for this! Serious humming all round the table. I used three 7 inch tins, and had to crush a tin of pineapple pieces (in their juice) due to lack of crushed pinapple in the supermarket here. Threw in a cup of chopped pecans, and just did a straight cream cheese icing instead of mango, sprinkling crushed pecans on top. Is good enough to use as a dessert cake at a dinner party. YUM.

EnglishRose
I made 2 of these but made 2 layer, 9" and baked them for 35 minutes. I added 1 cup of pecans to each cake and they absolutely inhaled them. The best ever was everyone's opinion. Thanks for such a great recipe!!! Also, I substituted applesauce and omitted the oil. Cuts the calories way down and I think is healthier.

Pam H