southern hummingbird cake
 
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A dense and delicious blend of fruits and nuts in a banana bread like cake batter...topped with cream cheese frosting and pecans!
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 3 cups cake flour
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp. nutmeg
  • 1½ tsp. vanilla
  • 3 large eggs, beaten
  • 1½ cups applesauce
  • 1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple, drained
  • 4 ripe bananas (2 cups, mashed)
  • Frosting:
  • 1 package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 lb. powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 cup chopped pecans (save ¼ for top of cake)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit. Grease and flour 2 9" round cake pans and set aside.
  2. In a large bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg with a whisk. Create a "well" in the middle of the flour mixture, then add sugar, vanilla, beaten eggs, and applesauce. Stir to combine just until the dry ingredients are moistened.
  3. Add mashed banana, crushed pineapple, and pecans next. Stir to combine.
  4. Divide batter evenly between cake pans.
  5. Bake for 30-35 minutes, testing for doneness.
  6. Allow cakes to cool completely before frosting!
  7. For the frosting, mix cream cheese, butter, and vanilla to combine using electric mixer. Slowly add in powdered sugar until frosting has thickened. Add a teaspoon of milk as needed.
Recipe by the SIMPLE moms at https://www.thesimplemoms.com/southern-hummingbird-cake-a-simple-recipe/