In honor of the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival, I'm posting my easy peasy recipe for Hummingbird Cake, a quintessential southern cake, sweet, fruity, and so good that it'll fly off your plate as quickly as a hummingbird.
Hummingbird Cake Printable recipe
1 package pineapple cake mix
1 stick unsalted butter, melted
1-8 oz can crushed pineapple, well drained with juice reserved
1 cup reserved pineapple juice (add water to make 1 cup)
4 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 bananas, small dice
1 cup pecans, toasted and finely chopped
1/4 cup maraschino cherries, chopped and well drained
Cream cheese glaze
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
Butter and flour Bundt pan; set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, melted butter, crushed pineapple, eggs, pineapple juice/water mixture, and cinnamon.
Beat until well-mixed.
Gently stir in diced banana, pecans, and cherries.
Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
Allow cake to cool in the pan for 20 - 25 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate.
Cool completely before pouring on cream cheese glaze.
Garnish with additional chopped pecans, if desired.
Cream Cheese Glaze
4 oz cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
3-4 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Beat all ingredients together, add more or less of the milk to reach desired consistency.
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This is a beautiful cake Louanne. We had our last day of carnival yesterday with big parades in many places of Greece. Today is Clean Monday and we only eat fruits of sea, fish etc. Have a wonderful time in Disneyland!
ReplyDeleteHi, you always have delicious desserts for us to gobble down.
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Wow, I so wish that I was in Disney World too. I have yet to go there. Your cake looks so lovely. Have a great time!
ReplyDeleteLucky you Louanne! We love, love, love Disneyworld. Joe and I even went a few years ago, just the two of us (kids are grown), that's how much we love it. I love the sounds of your cake too, especially that lovely cream cheese frosting. Have fun!
ReplyDeleteHummingbird cake is my favourite! I love your image with that generous frosting.
ReplyDeleteHave TONS of fun in Disney! I've always wanted to make a Hummingbird cake and this one looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteI love hummingbird cake! I've never seen it starting with a cake mix. I'm going to give this one a try!
ReplyDeleteThis cake looks GOOD! Hope you're having a wonderful time at Disney...can't wait to hear all about it!
ReplyDeleteI love hummingbird cake Louanne! This looks lovely! I hope you all had a great vacation!
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