Hummingbird Cake

Hummingbird cake is a moist banana and pineapple layer cake covered with cream cheese frosting that's easy to make for a nostalgic dessert everyone loves!

• 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
• 1.5 cups canola oil
• 0.25 pound butter, softened

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

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 3

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

Step 4

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

Step 5

To make the cake: Sift flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt together 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.