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Hummingbird Cake

Snicks1 — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 19:49:45 GMT

Hummingbird Cake

Makes 12-16 servings, Recipe comes from Silver Dollar City, Branson, Mo.

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 1/2 cups flour

1 t. baking soda

1/4 t. salt

1/4 t. ground cinnamon

1 8 oz. can crushed pineapple in juice, drained

1/2 cup cooking oil

4 eggs, lightly beaten

1 t. vanilla

1 cup chopped bananas

1 cup chunky style applesauce

2/3 cup chopped walnuts, toasted

Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe follows)

1 1/2 cups chopped pecans, toasted

Grease and lightly flour two 9 x 1 1/2" round cake pans; set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Add pineapple, oil, eggs and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer till combined, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in bananas, applesauce and walnuts. Divide batter between prepared pans.

Bake in a 350* oven 35 minutes or until tip springs back when lightly touched. Cool on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool thoroughly.

Frost cake. Lightly press pecans into sides of cake. Sprinkle top with additional finely chopped pecans.

Cream Cheese Frosting

In a large bowl, beat 1 8 oz. package cream cheese (softened), 1/2 cup butter (softened) and 1 t. vanilla until light and fluffy. Gradually add approx. 2 cups powdered sugar, beating until smooth.

This is another old recipe I found while going through some recipes I have made, this one is very tasty. If you make it, let me know how it turned out for you. Hope you enjoy.

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kittymomNC — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 19:55:09 GMT

I've heard of Hummingbird Cake but never looked at a recipe. This sounds delicious... think I will definitely have to try it!

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BKDH — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 19:59:40 GMT

They have a recipe and a picture for this on the King Arthur Flour web-site. I was never quite sure what it looked like! You can get a lot of great recipes off their site. Not to mention that their prodcuts are fantastic as well.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 20:46:52 GMT

Love Hummingbird Cake!

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little miss sunshine — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 20:51:49 GMT

I just made this cake using the Southern Living recipe. Wow! what a cake! What I found most interesting was baking the bananas before peeling them. You get a ""deeper"" banana flavor. My friend also used the Southern Living recipe and loved it too. This cake serves 16. I froze about 1/4 of mine and it worked well.

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Snicks1 — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 20:53:00 GMT

I tried to post a picture with the recipe, but for some strange unknown reason, my computer would not let me. I make a 2 layer one (haven't made one in years but still remember how good it was), but it can be made into 3-4 layers or even in a bundt pan as well. Not sure on the bake time for a bundt pan, but I'm sure you could google for that info.

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Snicks1 — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 20:55:26 GMT

On 3/26/2015 little miss sunshine said:
I just made this cake using the Southern Living recipe. Wow! what a cake! What I found most interesting was baking the bananas before peeling them. You get a "deeper" banana flavor. My friend also used the Southern Living recipe and loved it too. This cake serves 16. I froze about 1/4 of mine and it worked well.

That is interesting, I'll have to look up the Southern Living recipe to see how that is done. Thanks for the tip.

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little miss sunshine — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 21:00:21 GMT

From now on when I make a recipe that calls for bananas, I'm baking them first! In the peel, 12 minutes or until the peel turns black. What a difference!

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Retta Jo — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 03:17:22 GMT

Does anyone think this could be done in a bundt pan?

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Snicks1 — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 22:57:17 GMT

Retta Jo, sorry I just now saw your post. Yes it can be made in a bundt pan, (see my post #5), but I don't know how long it would need to bake. Probably could find an answer for that by googling it. HTH

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BeckiWV — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 23:17:35 GMT

Thank you. I used to work with someone who made this cake and it is absolutely to die for. The best. Yum.

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shoekitty — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 03:35:12 GMT

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Pickwickpapers — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 03:54:21 GMT

Hummingbird is a beautiful and delicious cake.........I didn't know about baking the bananas first but will try it next time...........

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traveler — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 04:07:32 GMT

Love it and made it numerous times. Now I have cupcake and Light Hummingbird cake recipes. I think from Southern Living.

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doglover3 — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 08:04:14 GMT

my sister sent me this. Is this anything like the Hawaiian Wedding Cake which I love? This one doesn't have bananas though.

HAWAIIAN WEDDING CAKE (from my sister) don't know where she got it though

2 cup flour
2 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 cup coconut
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup nuts(chopped walnuts work well)
2 cup crushed pineapple (not drained)

Mix by hand DO NOT USE MIXER
Grease a 9 X 12 pan, DO NOT FLOUR
Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes

TOPPING:

8 ounces cream cheese
3/4 stick of butter
both at room temperature
1 cup of 4 X powdered sugar(confectioners)
1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix at high speed
Spread on cake
Sprinkle with 1/2 cup coconut

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sphynxlvr — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 15:33:08 GMT

Thanks for posting! Must make for the fam!

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humpty dumpty — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 19:35:57 GMT

This really is an oldie but goodie ... my recipe goes way back to when I was first married ... won't say how long ago that was! ...

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doglover3 — Fri, 01 May 2015 08:09:22 GMT

I didn't get who posted these but did get them here a few years ago.

HUMMINGBIRD CAKE

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 cups sugar

3 eggs, beaten

3/4 cup vegetable oil

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple,

undrained

1 cup pecans, chopped

1 3/4 cups bananas, mashed

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a

large bowl, combine flour, soda, salt,

cinnamon, and sugar. Add eggs and oil,

stirring until flour mixture is moistened.

Do not beat. Stir in remaining

ingredients. Pour batter into 3 greased

and floured 8-inch round pans. Bake for

23-28 minutes or until a toothpick

inserted in the center comes out clean.

Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Invert

onto wire racks, and let cool completely.

Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting,

Yield: 16-20 servings.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:

1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese,

softened

1/2 cup margarine, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 (1-pound) box confectioner's sugar

1/2 cup nuts, chopped

Mix all ingredients; beat until smooth.

Frost cooled cake.

Yield: 3 cups.

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doglover3 — Fri, 01 May 2015 08:09:49 GMT

Edna Lewis and Scott Peacock - The Gift of Southern Cooking

The Dr. Bird Cake...Hummingbird Cake....Cake That Doesn't Last... or Banana Bread is as follows:

3 c. Flour

2 c. sugar....note, may reduce by and use applesauce for part of this

1 tsp soda

1 tsp salt

1 cup pecans....note, I omit these

1 1/2 cups oil...can cut down to 1 or 1 1/4 cups of oil

3 eggs beaten

1 8 oz. can of crushed pineapple, not drained

2 cups banana....about 3, chopped into small pieces

1 1/2 tsp vanilla....I also like to add nut extract and banana extract

Mix dry ingredients together...

in a separate bowl combine wet ingredients

Make a well in middle of dry ingredients....add the wet and stir just until combined.

Bake in tube pan for 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Note. I use 12 inch bundt pan or 2 9 x 5 loaf pans.

Note. Baking time can vary...it can get very brown and may have to cover with foil after one hour to prevent over browning.

Time also varies from 60 to 90 minutes. Test the usual way...if knife inserted in center comes up clean.

I don't frost or add toppings, but I have heard of some terrific ideas.

1. Cream Cheese Frosting...8 oz. of cream cheese, 1/2 cup of butter, 4 cups of powdered sugar, 2 tsp vanilla.

2. Coconut Streusel topping...1/4 cup of butter, flour, sugar, coconut...equal parts...mix until crumbly.

3. Coconut Glaze...2 Tbs. butter, 1/3 cup sugar, 1/3 cup coconut, 1/3 cup milk.....heat and allow to cool slightly before applying to cake.

4. Pineapple Glaze...like above but take out the coconut and milk and use pineapple juice

5. Dust with powdered sugar or leave plain.

last note... I believe that the Hummingbird cake was traditionally baked in three cake pans and layered with the cream cheese frosting and covered with the cream cheese frosting and chopped pecans. I have seen it in photos that way, as well as a simple sheet cake.

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Lynneuk — Sun, 03 May 2015 00:46:38 GMT

I made your cake today snickster and it is DELCIOUS! Only changes I made were to bake it on a sheet pan and to add 1 tsp of apple pie spice. Then I made my own cream cheese frosting from a carrot cake recipe because it is a little lighter. It has 1 pack of cream cheese, 4 Tbs butter, zest and juice of a lemon, tsp of vanilla and one cup of powdered sugar. It really is a wonderful recipe, thanks for posting. I wrote it in my special book where only the very best recipes appear