I’ve never had a Hummingbird cake before. I picked this recipe to bake this past weekend for some dear friends we had over for dinner. It was a good way to celebrate the kids starting school this week. 🙂
I got the recipe from Southern Living magazine (2/2012). I tore off the recipe from the magazine and I’ve had it since. About time I got to baking this delicious bundt cake. Now the texture and taste is very close to a banana bread. Call me crazy. Do any of you agree?
In any case, I really liked how easy it was to make and I want to include it on the site for future reference.
Hummingbird Bundt Cake
Ingredients:
Cake Batter
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspon salt
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 3/4 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 4 large)
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple (do not drain)
3/4 cup canola oil
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Glaze
4 ounces cream cheese, cubed and softened
2 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 to 2 tablespoons milk
Preparation:
1- Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit. Bake pecans in a single layers in a shallow pan 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway through. Grease and flour 14-cup bundt pan (set aside).
2- Stir together flour, sugar, baking soda, ground cinnamon and salt. Stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
3- Sprinkle 1 cup toasted pecans into greased and floured 14-cup bundt pan. Spoon batter over pecans.
4- Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
5- Cool cake in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack, and cool completely (about 2 hours).
6- Prepare the glaze: Process cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and 1 tablespoon of milk in a food processor until well blended.
7-Add remaining 1 tablespoon of milk and process until smooth.
8- Pour glaze over cooled cake and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup of toasted pecans.
Enjoy, Bon Appétit, Buen Provecho! EdibleReflections.com
I’m sharing this post at Fiesta Friday, Bake of the week, Tell ’em Tuesday, and Foodie Friends Friday.
I hope you enjoy this recipe and have a fantastic weekend.
Ili 🙂
Yum, yum, yum! I’ve never tried this cake before, but it sounds awesome 🙂
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It was so delicious!
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I just learned about hummingbird cakes recently and I don’t understand how I didn’t hear of them before! I love how you’ve sprinkled them with pecans for some extra crunch 🙂
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It is a great and easy bundt cake. Definitely give it a try and let me know what you think. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
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Oh this brings back memories! My mom used to make a hummingbird cake every year, I believe the recipe was from one of the old Southern Living cookbook that she used. Your’s looks just as good! Thanks for sharing!! 🙂
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Thank you Whitney!
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