Hummingbird Cake

I love to read Southern Living and whenever they talk about a classic southern cake, it's a Hummingbird  Cake. Living in Wisconsin has not resulted in exposure to this cake before, so I knew I had to make it once I saw the ingredients. A cake this popular had to be worth making. 

Recipe: Hummingbird Cake from Southern Living 

Ingredients

1 cup  chopped pecans

Vegetable cooking spray

Parchment paper

3 cups all-purpose soft-wheat flour (such as White Lily)

1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups chopped bananas (about 4 medium bananas)
1 (8-oz.) can crushed pineapple in juice
Cream Cheese Frosting

Instructions 

- Preheat oven to 350°. Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 6 to 8 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway through.

- Coat 3 (9-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray. Line bottom of each pan with parchment paper; coat paper with cooking spray.

- Whisk together flour and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Add eggs, oil, and vanilla, and stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Fold in bananas, pineapple, and pecans. (Batter will be very thick, more like banana bread batter than cake batter.) Spoon batter into prepared pans.

- Bake at 350° for 28 to 30 minutes. Cool in pans on a wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire rack, and cool completely (about 30 minutes). Peel off and discard parchment paper.

- Place 1 cake layer on a cake stand or serving plate. Top with one-fourth of frosting. Repeat procedure once. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Garnish, if desired.

I love this cake because it is so moist with such a unique flavor combination. It also helps that there is cream cheese frosting, I won't ever turn anything down with cream cheese frosting. I would recommend this cake to anyone who is looking for a fun new dessert to try!

I hope you enjoy!

xoxo,

Maddie