Delicious Hummingbird Cake

A three-layer Hummingbird cake filled with pineapple, pecans, and bananas is sure to impress at any tropical-themed party!

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 806 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups chopped pecans
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple
• 2 cups sliced bananas
• ¼ cup oil
• ½ cup softened butter
• 1 (16 ounce) box powdered sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Spread frosting onto the cooled cake layers. Stack layers; frost top and sides.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease three 8-inch cake pans.

Step 3

Combine flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Beat in eggs, oil, and vanilla extract. Stir in bananas, pecans, and pineapple. Divide batter among the prepared pans.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes. Invert onto wire racks and let cool completely.

Step 5

Make frosting while cake layers are cooling. Combine cream cheese and butter in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract; mix until creamy.