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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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Hummingbird Cake Recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting

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A lovely way to start of the spring and summer season with a multi-layered hummingbird cake filled with cream cheese frosting! Moist pineapple, crunchy pecans or walnuts and loads of flavor!

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Hummingbird Cake Recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting

 
Ingredients:
 
  1. 3 cups flour
  2. 1 cup sugar
  3. 1 tsp table salt
  4. 1 tsp cinnamon
  5. 1 tsp baking powder
  6. 1 tsp baking soda
  7. ¼ tsp allspice
  8. 1 1/3 cups vegetable oil
  9. 2 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla sugar
  10. 3 eggs (lightly whipped)
  11. 1 ½ cups mashed bananas
  12. 2 cups toasted pecans or walnuts (chopped and divided)
  13. 1 can crushed, undrained pineapple (about 1 oz can)
  14. 1 cup butter, softened
  15. 2 tsp vanilla extract
  16. 1 tsp salt
  17. 2 packages of cream cheese (8 oz each package), chopped in chunks
Directions:
 
To Make Cake
 
  1. Preheat oven to 350 F and grease/flour three 9” cake pans.
  2. Mix dry ingredients first in a large bowl: flour, 2 cups sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and allspice.
  3. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix well: vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and eggs. Add banana, 1 cup of pecans or walnuts, and pineapple until combined.
  4. Divide batter between the 3 pans and bake for about 25 minutes. Let cakes cool before removing to wire racks.
To Make Frosting
 
  1. Beat butter and powdered sugar together using an electric mixer. Add the vanilla extract and then start to combine the cream cheese, 1 chunk at a time.
  2. Spread the frosting evenly between all the layers, as well as the top and sides of the cake. Sprinkle chopped and toasted pecans/walnuts all over cake.