Hummingbird Cake

[Constance]

I found this when perusing a friend's mother's personal recipes, and thought I remembered someone here requesting it.

Hummingbird Cake


3 C sifted AP flour
2 C sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp soda
1 tsp soda
1 tsp cinnamon
3 beaten eggs
1 ½ cups oil
1 ½ tsp vanilla’
1 oz can crushed pineapple, with juice

1 1/2 C chopped bananas
2 cups chopped pecans

Cream cheese Frosting
2 8 oz pkgs cream cheese, softened
1 C butter, softened
2 tbs. powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla

Directions:
Combine dry ingredients in large mixing bowl. Add eggs & oil, stirring just until moistened. Do NOT BEAT. Stir in pineapple and 1 ½ cups each nuts & bananas.
Spoon batter into 3 greased and floured cake pans. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes. Cool completely before frosting.

Sprinkle remaining nuts on frosted cake.



(no special instructions for frosting...just mix ingredients and beat until well-blended.)

 

[licia]

The humming bird cake is my grand daughter's favorite cake. She always requested it for her birthday - but now she is in to healthy eating and no sweets.

 

[kadesma]

Connie,
this brings back warm memories of my Mom. She used to make this for us several times a year. Boy, do I miss it and her. Thanks for the memory.
kades

 

[ReKop]

Sounds delicious. Adding to my "must try" list.

 

[letscook]

MIL use to make it but she always called it Hawaiin Cake.

 

[Kayelle]

Sounds delicious Constance but.......

1 oz can crushed pineapple, with juice

How many oz. can of crushed pineapple??

 

[mollyanne]

Yes, kayelle...it's for hummingbirds, remember?

 

[Kayelle]

MA

gotcha, 1 oz. would be bout right.

 

[Mimizkitchen]

Yes, kayelle...it's for hummingbirds, remember?

MA

gotcha, 1 oz. would be bout right.

I don't know bout the two of you but the hummingbirds in florida are HUGE... 1oz would just not be enough...

 

[Constance]

Sounds delicious Constance but.......



How many oz. can of crushed pineapple??

8 oz can...thanks for calling my attention to that!

 

[Kayelle]

Thanks Constance, I hardly ever bake but I may just give this a shot, however I know I don't have cake pans. Do you think it could be done in a 9x13?