Hummingbird Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. This hummingbird cake is always a hit with families or for any celebration. It's a moist cake flavored with cinnamon, pineapple, pecans, and bananas and topped with a cream cheese frosting. Butter, cream cheese, vanilla and sugar combine to make the most amazing frosting that pairs perfectly with the exotic flavours of the Hummingbird Cake.
The name's origin remains something of a mystery: Some say. Because Hummingbird Cake is topped with a Cream Cheese Frosting it needs to be stored in the refrigerator, as well as any other cake that has cream cheese frosting on it. Hands down this Hummingbird Cake is my favorite. You can have Hummingbird Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Hummingbird Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
- Prepare 3 cups of all-purpose flour.
- Prepare 1 tsp of baking soda.
- You need 1/2 tsp of salt.
- Prepare 2 cups of sugar.
- It’s 1 tsp of ground cinnamon.
- Prepare 3 of eggs, beaten.
- Prepare 3/4 cup of vegetable oil.
- You need 1 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract.
- You need 8 oz of canned crushed pineapple, undrained.
- You need 1 cup of chopped pecans.
- Prepare 1 3/4 cup of mashed bananas.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of chopped pecans.
- You need 1/2 cup of butter or margarine, softened.
- You need 8 oz of cream cheese, softened.
- Prepare 16 oz of powdered sugar.
- Prepare 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
Hummingbird Cake is a Southern classic! It's a spiced pineapple-banana cake topped with cream cheese frosting and pecans. Serve it for Easter or any family gathering. A classic two layer banana, pineapple and pecan hummingbird cake with delicious cream cheese frosting – the perfect afternoon tea treat.
Hummingbird Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting instructions
- Combine first 5 ingredients in large bowl. Add eggs & oil. Stir until dry ingredients are moistened. Do not beat. Stir in vanilla, pineapple, 1 cup pecans, & bananas..
- Pour into greased 13×9 pan. Bake in 350 degrees oven for 38 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Can put in 3 greased & floured 9 inch cake pans, but only bake for 23-28 minutes..
- Let cool completely before frosting..
- For frosting: cream butter & cream cheese together. Gradually add powdered sugar. Beat until light & fluffy. Stir in vanilla. Spread over top of cake. If doing layers, spread between layers, up sides, & over top..
- Sprinkle top with 1/2 cup chopped pecans..
Hummingbird cake is up there as one of my all-time favourite cake recipes. I thought it was about time the pics and recipe were updated. Aka, the Hummingbird Bread of your dreams. Don't hold back on the homemade cream cheese frosting. It might just be my favorite thing about this whole quick bread recipe.
