Hummingbird Cake

Name: Hummingbird Cake
Ingredients: 1 12 cups granulated sugar; 3 eggs; 34 cup Crisco cooking oil (vegetable or Canola); 2 ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 cup); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 12 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 12 teaspoon salt; 34 cup pecans, chopped; 1 cup crushed pineapple in juice; 8 ounces cream cheese, softened; 12 cup butter, softened; 4 cups icing sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 12 cup pecans, chopped (for garnish)

16 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

1 12 cups granulated sugar
3 eggs
34 cup Crisco cooking oil (vegetable or Canola)
2 ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 cup)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 12 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
12 teaspoon salt
34 cup pecans, chopped
1 cup crushed pineapple in juice
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
12 cup butter, softened
4 cups icing sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
12 cup pecans, chopped (for garnish)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350F Grease two 9-inch cake pans.
2

Beat sugar, egg,s oil, bananas, and vanilla until ingredients are well mixed.
3

Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and continue to beat until batter is well mixed.
4

Stir in pecans and pineapple by hand.
5

Divide batter into prepared pans.
6

Bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
7

Cool cake in pans for 10 minutes, then turn out onto cooling racks to cool completely before icing, about 30 minutes.
8

ICING: In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together cream cheese and butter until fluffy.
9

Slowly add icing sugar, first mixing on low speed, and then increase the speed to high.
10

Beat untl light and fluffy.
11

Add vanilla.
12

ASSEMBLY: Place 3/4 cup of icing on first layer of cake.
13

Top with second layer and ice top and sides of cake.
14

Sprinkle top with chopped pecans.