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Hummingbird Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Cakes:
• 3 Cups All-Purpose Flour
• 2 Cups Sugar
• 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 Teaspoon Salt
• 1 1/2 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
• 1/8 Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
• 2 Cups Ripe Bananas Mashed
• 1 Cup Vegetable Oil
• 1 (8 Ounce) Can Crushed Pineapple Undrained
• 3 Large Eggs Beaten
• 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
• 1 Cup Pecans Chopped

Frosting:
• 2 (8 Ounce) Boxes Cream Cheese Softened
• 1 Cup Butter Softened
• 4 Cups (32 Ounces) Powdered Sugar
• 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract

Garnish:
• 2 Cups Pecans Chopped
Directions:
Directions:
Cake

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line the bottom of 3-9 inch round cake pans with parchment paper. Grease and flour pans.

2.In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the first 6 ingredients. Add the bananas, oil, pineapple, eggs, vanilla and pecans and stir just until the dry ingredients are moistened. Pour batter into prepared pans.

3.Bake in preheated oven for 28-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Turn cakes out onto wire rack and cool completely, about 1 hour.

Make the Frosting:

1.In a medium mixing bowl , using an electric mixer, beat together cream cheese and butter until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating on low speed, until combined. Add vanilla and stir to combine.

Assembly:

1.Place the first layer of cake on a serving plate. Evenly spread one forth of the frosting over top. Repeat with remaining layers. Spread the remaining frosting over the sides of the cake.


2.Press 2 cups chopped Pecans onto the sides of the cake. Refrigerate overnight.

 

 

 

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