Hummingbird Cake

Name: Hummingbird Cake
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 10-12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar; 3 eggs; 3/4 cup Crisco cooking oil (vegetable or Canola); 2 ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 cup); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup pecans, chopped; 1 cup crushed pineapple in juice; 8 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 4 cups icing sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 cup pecans, chopped (for garnish)

Submitted by Chef mariajane

"Surprise your family and friends with this delightful and easy-to-make cake. It's similar to a carrot cake, only bananas take the place of carrots! Pineapple and pecans are also on the ingredients list, and the cake has a yummy cream cheese icing. It's perfect for a special occasion - or anytime!!"

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Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 16
Serves:: 10-12

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ cups granulated sugar
3 eggs
³⁄₄ cup Crisco cooking oil (vegetable or Canola)
2 ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 cup)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ¹⁄₂ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
³⁄₄ cup pecans, chopped
1 cup crushed pineapple in juice
CREAM CHEESE ICING
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
¹⁄₂ cup butter, softened
4 cups icing sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¹⁄₂ cup pecans, chopped (for garnish)

directions

Preheat oven to 350°F Grease two 9-inch cake pans.
Beat sugar, egg,s oil, bananas, and vanilla until ingredients are well mixed. Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and continue to beat until batter is well mixed.
Stir in pecans and pineapple by hand.
Divide batter into prepared pans. Bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool cake in pans for 10 minutes, then turn out onto cooling racks to cool completely before icing, about 30 minutes.
ICING: In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Slowly add icing sugar, first mixing on low speed, and then increase the speed to high. Beat untl light and fluffy. Add vanilla.
ASSEMBLY: Place 3/4 cup of icing on first layer of cake. Top with second layer and ice top and sides of cake. Sprinkle top with chopped pecans.

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Chef mariajane

I am a 56 year old Gramma that, for the first time in my life, has purchase myself a computer, and I didn't know what i was missing!! I have a husband tha I adore, and 4 grandchildren that of course surpass all others - lol - I am disabled, and am an at home person, so I have a lot of time on my hands, to play with my recipes, and I am enjoying every bit of it - My husband will eat anything that I cook, so I have carte blanche as far as that goes, so I have a great time trying out new recipes. Paula Deen has published some of my favorite cookbooks, her recipes are easy and quick to do. Her sweets are fantastics, especially her pound cakes, Yummm I guess the dish that I am famous for is my Christmas ham - my family all comes home for Christmas, and if i don't have my ham they are dissapointed, and my grandson wants the pistachio squares!!! so I guess that is the dishes that I'm famous for.

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