Memorial Day Recipes

Hummingbird Cake

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Hummingbird Cake

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A tropical tasting cake, it is the next best thing to a tropical vacation in the middle of winter. Also known as a Bumblebee Cake.

Ingredients

  • 3 C. all-purpose flour
  • 2 C. white sugar
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 1 1/2 C. vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 8 oz. can crushed pineapple, drained
  • 1 C. chopped pecans
  • 2 C. diced bananas
  • 1/2 C. chopped pecans
  • 1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
  • 1/2 C. butter, softened
  • 4 C. confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a large cookie sheet with sides, or an 11x17 inch jelly roll pan. Combine flour, white sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Add eggs and oil; stir until moistened. Do not beat. Stir in bananas, 2 tsp. vanilla, pineapple, and 1 C. pecans. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until done. Cool on a wire rack. Beat 1/2 C. pecans, cream cheese, butter or margarine, confectioners' sugar and 1 tsp. vanilla together until light and fluffy. Spread over the top of the cooled cake.

Yield: 24 servings

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  • This cake is like the one that was once served at a dinner I worked at. Glad someone knew how to make it. Moist and very good. Decorated it for a party before Thanksgiving.

    Flag as inappropriate chefrye  |  November 20, 2009

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