Recipe Image

Servings:

Hummingbird Cake

Hummingbird cake is such an amazing southern dessert staple. I tried it for the first time in Disney at Chef Art Smith's Homecomin' and had to try his incredible recipe at home!

Total Time

1hr 20min

4.5

2 Ratings

Author: Jeanie and Lulu's Kitchen

Servings:

Ingredients

Cake

•

3 cups

All-Purpose Flour

•

2 cups

Granulated Sugar

•

1 tsp

Baking Soda

•

1 tsp

Ground Cinnamon

•

as needed

Salt

•

Bananas , finely chopped

•

1 cup

Crushed Pineapple in 100% Pineapple Juice , drained

•

1 cup

Vegetable Oil

•

Eggs

•

2 tsp

Vanilla Extract

•

1 cup

Chopped Pecans

Frosting

•

1 cup

Cream Cheese , room temperature

•

1/2 cup

Unsalted Butter , room temperature

•

3 3/4 cups

Powdered Confectioners Sugar

•

1 tsp

Vanilla Extract

Cooking Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).

Get out two 9-inch round cake pans. Line the cake pans with parchment paper and spray them very liberally with non-flavored cooking spray.

Whisk the All-Purpose Flour (3 cups) , Granulated Sugar (2 cups) , Baking Soda (1 tsp) , Ground Cinnamon (1 tsp) , and Salt (as needed) together in a large mixing bowl.

Stir the Bananas (4) , Crushed Pineapple in 100% Pineapple Juice (1 cup) , Vegetable Oil (1 cup) , Eggs (2) , Vanilla Extract (2 tsp) , and Chopped Pecans (1 cup) together in another bowl thoroughly, then pour it into the bowl of dry ingredients.

Stir the whole thing together really well until you have a thick, uniform batter. Divide the batter evenly among the two cake pans and bake them for 30-35 minutes. They should be golden and a toothpick inserted in the center should come out pretty cleanly.

Let them cool for about 10 minutes, then carefully turn them out onto a cooling rack to finish cooling completely. While the cake bakes and cools, make the frosting. Set up a stand mixer with the paddle attachment.

Combine the Cream Cheese (1 cup) and Unsalted Butter (1/2 cup) in the mixer bowl. Beat them together thoroughly, then turn the speed to low and slowly add the Powdered Confectioners Sugar (3 3/4 cups) and Vanilla Extract (1 tsp) until you have a rich, smooth frosting.

To assemble the cake, transfer one of the layers onto a cake plate or stand upside down and spread a thick layer of frosting on it.

Then place the second layer on top right side up and frost the top and sides. Sprinkle more chopped pecans on top.

10.

Cover the cake plate or stand with a dome and store the cake in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve!

Nutrition Per Serving

CALORIES

1121

FAT

58.5 g

PROTEIN

8.0 g

CARBS

145.1 g