Hummingbird Cake

5 from 1 vote

Hummingbird cake includes bananas, pineapple, nuts (usually black walnuts), nutmeg, and cinnamon to give it that authentic taste of the tropics. This banana pineapples cake also contains cream cheese frosting which takes it from good to great!

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Total Time1 15

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Jamaican

Servings: servings

Calories: 952kcal

Author: Lynda - Southern Kissed

Equipment

9-inch cake pan, mixer

Ingredients

Cake

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
2 cups sugar
3 eggs large, at room temperature
1 ½ cups canola oil
1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
2 cups bananas mashed
½ cup pineapple finely chopped
2 cups black walnuts coarsely chopped and divided

Frosting

8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
½ cup unsalted butter at room temperature
4 cups confectioners' sugar sifted
¼ tsp kosher salt
2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit. Spray 3 (8-inch) or 2 (9-inch) cake pans with nonstick spray and line with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and sugar. In a large bowl, combine eggs, canola oil, vanilla, bananas, pineapple, and 1 cup walnuts. Add flour mixture and mix by hand until all ingredients are well-combined. Pour batter into prepared pans and bake for 25-30 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool in pan on wire racks for 10 minutes. Invert cake layers and remove parchment paper; place on racks to cool completely, right side up.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the cream cheese, butter, confectioners' sugar, and salt on low setting until combined. Increase speed to medium-high and continue to mix for 4-5 minutes until creamy and light. Add vanilla and mix on high speed an additional minute. Store in refrigerator until ready to use.
Place 1 cake layer on a cake board or cake serving plate and cover top with frosting; repeat with second and third layers. Spread remaining frosting around the sides of the cake. Finish the top with the remaining walnuts.

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