Hummingbird Cake

This hummingbird cake recipe is easy to make. Impress your friends with this delicious cake passed down through many generations. If desired, crush additional nuts and press them into the sides of the frosting, and put sliced maraschino cherries on top of the cake to gild the lily.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 719 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 pound confectioners' sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup chopped black walnuts
• 2 cups mashed bananas
• ¼ pound butter, softened
• 1 ½ cups canola oil

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans.

Step 2

Make cake: Sift together flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Combine bananas, oil, walnuts, pineapple, and eggs in another large bowl; mix well. Stir flour mixture into banana mixture until combined. Pour batter into the prepared pans.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of each pan comes out clean, about 1 hour. Allow cakes to cool on wire racks.

Step 4

Meanwhile, make frosting: Beat together confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in a medium bowl until smooth.

Step 5

Evenly spread frosting on the middle, sides, and top of cooled cake.