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Hummingbird Cake Recipe

Hummingbird Cake is a family recipe that my Granny passed down to me. It was one of her favorites to make and tastes amazing! Give it a try!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time1 hour 25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Servings: 10 people
Author: Naomi Owens
Cost: $10

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 3 large eggs beaten
  • 1 1/4 cups salad oil
  • 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 can 8 oz. crushed pineapple, with juice
  • 2 cups chopped bananas
  • 1 cup finely chopped pecans

Instructions

  • Sift together dry ingredients into a large bowl.
  • Add eggs and oil, stirring with dry ingredients until moistened. (Do not use an electric beater.)
  • Stir in vanilla, finely chopped pecans, pineapple and vanilla.
  • Spoon batter into a greased and floured Bundt pan.
  • Bake in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
  • Cool in the pan for 15 minutes.
  • Invert the cake and remove from the pan. Cool completely.
  • Option One: Glaze
  • In a small bowl combine 1 Tbsp. melted butter, with 1 cup sifted powdered sugar. Add enough pineapple juice to make glaze of drizzling consistency. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cake. Can substitute rum for the pineapple juice.
  • Option Two: Traditional Cream Cheese Frosting
  • oz. cream cheese, 1 box powdered sugar, 1 stick butter, 1 tsp vanilla
  • Mix all together and put on cooled cake.