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Cake: Hummingbird Cake

Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients



• 3 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
  
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
  
• 1 3/4 cups mashed bananas
  
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
  
• 2 cups sugar
  
• 3 eggs, beaten
  
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  
• 1 cup chopped pecans
  
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  
• Cream Cheese Frosting:
  
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  
• 1 (16 ounce) package powdered sugar, sifted
  
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  






Instructions



1. Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; add eggs and oil, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. Do not beat. Stir in vanilla, pineapple, 1 cup pecans and bananas. Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans and let cool completely on wire racks. Stir 1/2 cup pecans into cream cheese frosting, if desired, or reserve them to sprinkle over top of frosted cake.
   
   
2. Cream butter and cream cheese. Gradually add powdered sugar; beat until mixture is light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla.