Old Fashioned Hummingbird Cake Recipe
An authentic recipe for old fashioned hummingbird cake that comes out perfectly every time.
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Equipment
- 3 8" Round Baking Tins
Ingredients
Cake
- 3 Cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon All Spice
- 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 Cup Light Brown Sugar packed
- 1-½ Cups Mayonnaise
- 2 Each Large Eggs
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 2 Cups Bananas mashed
- 1 Cup Crushed Pineapple use 20 Ounce can, reserve some of the juice
- 1 Cup Chopped Pecans toasted
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 2 (8 Ounce) Blocks Cream Cheese softened
- ¾ Cup Unsalted Butter softened
- 3 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- ¼ Cup Pineapple Juice reserved from can used in cake
- 4 Cups Powdered Sugar
- 1 Pinch Salt
- 2 Tablespoons Dried PIneapple chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Add the dry ingredients from the cake recipe to a large mixing bowl, and mix together with a whisk.3 Cups All Purpose Flour, 1 teaspoon Salt, 1 teaspoon Baking Soda, 1 teaspoon Cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon All Spice, 1 Cup Granulated Sugar, 1 Cup Light Brown Sugar
- Add the wet ingredients from the cake recipe to the bowl of your stand mixer and mix just until combined.1-½ Cups Mayonnaise, 2 Each Large Eggs, 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract, 2 Cups Bananas, 1 Cup Crushed Pineapple
- Add the dry ingredients mix to the wet, in 3 batches, just mixing until combined (Don't overmix!)
- Grease 3 8" round cake tins with butter, then liberally sprinkle with flour, making sure the entire pan is coated.
- Pour cake batter evenly into the three pans then bake in the oven for about 28 minutes (until a toothpick comes out clean).
- Remove from the oven and place onto a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes, before turning the cooked cake out onto the rack to cool completely.
- While the cakes are cooling toast the pecans in the oven for about 15-20 minutes. Remove then chop finer.1 Cup Chopped Pecans
- Add the ingredients for the cream cheese frosting to the bowl of your stand mixer and mix until the frosting is well combined and firm.2 (8 Ounce) Blocks Cream Cheese, ¾ Cup Unsalted Butter, 3 teaspoons Vanilla Extract, ¼ Cup Pineapple Juice, 4 Cups Powdered Sugar, 1 Pinch Salt
- Take one layer of cake and place on a cake stand or cake plate. Liberally spread some of the cream cheese frosting all over, then place another layer on top. Repeat with the third, then frost all around the cake and on top.
- Sprinkle with the toasted pecans and some finely chopped dried pineapple for decoration.2 Tablespoons Dried PIneapple
Notes
Make sure the cream cheese is room temperature before mixing the frosting or you'll end up with little white lumps.
Do not over-mix the cake batter.
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Nutrition
Calories: 819kcal | Carbohydrates: 134g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 429mg | Potassium: 271mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 99g | Vitamin A: 476IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 2mg
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