Hummingbird Cake

Name: Hummingbird Cake
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking soda; 355 milliliters mashed ripe banana (about 4 medium); 237 milliliters sticks butter, softened; 79 milliliters buttermilk; 227 grams crushed pineapple; 8 servings Optional garnishes: sweetened flaked coconut, chopped macadamia nuts; 473 milliliters confectioners sugar; 454 grams packages cream cheese, softened; 4 larges eggs; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 473 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 Tbsp lemon juice; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 Tbsp vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

If $1.78 per serving falls in your budget, Hummingbird Cake might be an outstanding vegetarian recipe to try. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains about 13g of protein, 72g of fat, and a total of 1216 calories. A mixture of baking soda, eggs, cream cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Instructions

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray three 9-inch baking pans with nonstick baking spray.

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Baking Spray

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Baking Pan

Oven

In a large bowl, beat the butter, granulated sugar and vanilla at medium speed with a mixer until fluffy.

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Granulated Sugar

Vanilla

Butter

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Blender

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Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

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Egg

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.

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Cinnamon

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Add to the butter mixture alternately with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture, beating just until combined after each addition.

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Buttermilk

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Add the bananas and pineapple, beating until combined.

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Pineapple

Banana

Using a measuring cup, spoon the batter into each of the three prepared pans, one scoop at a time to ensure an even distribution. Slam the pans against the counter to get any air bubbles out of the batter.

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Bake until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes.

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Remove from the pans and cool completely on wire racks.

Spread some Frosting between the layers.

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Frosting

Spread

Spread the remaining frosting over the top and sides of the cake.

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Frosting

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Garnish with coconut and nuts if desired.

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Coconut

Nuts

Beat the butter and cream cheese together with a handheld electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar in increments. Lastly beat in the lemon juice and vanilla.

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Powdered Sugar