Southern Comfort Hummingbird Cake. A signature Southern dessert We gathered our best Hummingbird Cake recipes, all of which put a special spin on the sweet pineapple-banana-cream cheese combination. A Southern gem, our classic Hummingbird Cake Recipe boasts three incredibly moist layers flavored with canned pineapple and bananas. Whisk together flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon in a large bowl; add eggs and oil, stirring just.
This recipe is definitely a classic. © The Southern Lady Cooks photos and text – All rights reserved. No copying, posting on other sites, or other uses allowed without written permission of the copyright holder. This Hummingbird Cake is moist and tender aided by the use of oil, instead of butter. You can cook Southern Comfort Hummingbird Cake using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Southern Comfort Hummingbird Cake
- Prepare of Cake.
- Prepare 3 cup of all-purpose flour.
- It’s 2 cup of sugar.
- It’s 1 tsp of salt.
- You need 1 tsp of baking soda.
- Prepare 1 tsp of cinnamon.
- You need 3 of eggs, beaten.
- You need 1 cup of vegetable oil.
- You need 1 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract.
- You need 1 can of (8 oz) crushed pineapple, undrained.
- It’s 1 cup of pecans, chopped.
- You need 2 cup of bananas, chopped.
- You need 1/2 cup of pecans, chopped.
- It’s of Frosting.
- You need 1 packages of (8 oz) cream cheese, softened.
- It’s 3 cup of powdered sugar.
- You need 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
- It’s 1/4 cup of butter.
- You need 1 of splash of half and half.
My motto these days is "the easier, the better" and this cake A Southern cake needs a Southern ingredient, and we definitely find it in pecans. Pecans are a native American nut and are a member of the hickory family. The ultimate recipe for Hummingbird Cake. It's the most requested recipe in Southern Living magazine history and frequents covered dish dinners all.
Southern Comfort Hummingbird Cake instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Combine flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon in a bowl. Add eggs and oil. Stir until dry ingredients are moistened. DO NOT BEAT. Stir in vanilla, pineapple, 1 cup pecans and bananas..
- Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans.
- Bake at 350°F for 25 to 30 mins or until tooth pick inserted comes out clean. cool in pans 10 mins. Remove from pans and let cool completely on wire racks..
- Spread cream cheese frosting between layers and on to and sides of cake, then sprinkle 1/2 cup chopped pecans on top. Store in refrigerator. Makes one 3-layer cake..
- For the frosting: Mix all of the ingredients, except powdered sugar and vanilla, with electric mixer until smooth and fluffy..
- add powdered sugar and vanilla. Add enough half and half or milk to mix to spreading consistency..
This gorgeous and classic cake is all thanks to Mrs. Wiggins of Greensboro, North Carolina, who allowed this pineapple-banana spice cake. Southern Comfort Cake recipe: Try this Southern Comfort Cake recipe, or contribute your own. The sample I tasted back then was so good, I grabbed the recipe and gave it to my Mom who sometimes makes it for birthday cakes. Hummingbird Cake is a tried and true Southern classic that will thrill the dessert eaters at your table every single time.
