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Birthday Hummingbird Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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This delicious Hummingbird cake is will give you an explosion of flavour in just one bite! Stacked between four layers of vanilla cream cheese frosting and a crunchy choice of either pecans or walnuts, you really can’t go wrong with this traditional southern cake. Perfect for a birthday party, family get-together, or even a corporate event – take this opportunity to impress your bosses! 

 

Birthday Cream Cheese Hummingbird Cake

 
Layered hummingbird with cream cheese frosting and your choice of pecans or walnuts!
 
Ingredients:
 
For Cake
 
  1. 3 cups flour
  2. 1.5 cups sugar
  3. 1 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped and toasted
  4. 1 tsp lemon zest
  5. 1 tsp baking soda
  6. 2 tsp cinnamon
  7. 1/2 tsp salt
  8. 3 eggs, beaten
  9. 1 cup oil
  10. 2 tsp vanilla extract
  11. 1 can crushed pineapple (8 ounce can)
  12. 2 bananas, chopped and ripe!
For Frosting
 
  1. 2 packages cream cheese at room temp (2 8oz packages)
  2. 1 cup of butter, at room temp (250g)
  3. 3 cups powdered sugar
  4. 2 tsp vanilla extract
  5. 1 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped and toasted

Directions:

To Make Cake
 
  1. Preheat oven to 350F and grease two 9” round cake pans. Cut out parchment paper to line the pans and then grease that too.
  2. Whisk together the flour, sugar, pecans/walnuts, lemon zest, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
  3. In another bowl, beat together the eggs, oil, and vanilla extract. Mix in pineapple and then mix into flour mixture. Pour batter into pans and bake for about 45 mins. Cool in pans for 20 mins before turning out onto cooling rack.
To Make Frosting
 

Using a mixer, beat cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Gradually add in sugar then vanilla, beating constantly.

To Assemble
 

Slice both cake layers in half and spread each layer with 1 cup of frosting. Spread the remainder of the frosting all over the top and sides of the cake and decorate as desired!

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The Most Delicious Red Velvet Cake

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Soft, moist, and delicious, this red velvet cake is TO DIE FOR! For Valentine’s Day, birthday parties, holidays, and get togethers, this gorgeous red beauty is the perfect choice of cake for any occasion!  Filled with a sweet chocolate ganache and cream cheese frosting, you really can’t get any better than this. Red velvet is a huge hit down in the south, with it being one of the most favorite cakes to date. I was never a huge fan of it myself, until I made it at home – store bought red velvet cakes can’t compare!

* The original photo of this cake that goes along with the recipe used milk chocolate ganache. This one in the photo above uses white chocolate ganache. So whichever you prefer you can use for your recipe.

The Most Delicious, Moist, Red Velvet Cake

Moist red velvet cake filled with chocolate ganache and topped with a cool, cream cheese frosting.
 
Ingredients:

 

Red Velvet Cake:

– 2 cups plain flour

– 1 tsp baking powder

– 1 tsp baking soda

– 1 tsp salt

– 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

– 2 cups sugar

– 1 cup vegetable oil

– 2 eggs

– 1 cup buttermilk

– 2 tsp vanilla extract

– 1-2 oz. red food colouring

– 1 tsp white vinegar

– 1/2 cup prepared plain hot coffee

 

Chocolate Ganache:

– 1/2 cup double cream

– 50 grams chocolate chips or chopped chocolate

 

Cream Cheese Frosting

– 300 ml. whipping cream

– 1 1/2 cup cream cheese

– 1 cup confectioners sugar

Directions:
 
Red Velvet Cake:
 
  1. Preheat oven to 325F. Grease two 9″ cake pans and line with parchment paper.
  2. In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder and salt.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine sugar and vegetable oil. Mix in eggs, buttermilk, vanilla and food colouring until well combined. Stir in coffee and vinegar.
  4. In a separate mixing bowl, put 1/4 of the dry ingredients and gradually add wet ingredients, altering with the dry and wet ingredients until combined.
  5. Equally divide the batter between two prepared pans. Bake for about 30-40 mins or until toothpick comes out clean.
  6. Remove cake from oven, and transfer to cooling rack still in the pan. Allow 10 mins to cool and run a knife around the edges to loosen the cake. Peel off parchement paper and let it cool completely.
Chocolate Ganache
 
  1. In a medium sauce pan, heat the double cream just before it comes to a boil. Remove from heat, add chocolate and stir until smooth.
  2. Place ganache in fridge to cool and thicken or just until it becomes spreadable.
  3. Flip cake layers upside down and spread half of the ganache on each layer. Place in fridge to set.
Cream Cheese Frosting
 
  1. Whip the whipping cream until thick and add in cream cheese and confectioners sugar. Whisk unti combined.
  2. Place one cake layer on a plate and frost with 1/2 cup of frosting. Place second layer on top and frost with another 1/2 cup. Use the rest of frosting to frost the whole cake.
  3. To decorate, sprinkle shaved white chocolate over the top.