Nov 13, 2024 · Learn how to make hummingbird cake. Forty years may have passed since we discovered this Southern gem, but we keep making it year after year! Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox. To make hummingbird cake, you'll need only ordinary, easily accessible ingredients: Flour: All-purpose flour provides the right texture and density.

Hummingbird Cake has been a popular dessert in the southern United States since the 1970s. With banana and pineapple flavors, it’s no surprise it originated in the Caribbean – Jamaica to be exact.

Mar 7, 2024 · This old fashioned hummingbird cake is a dense, sweet treat that features a delicious pineapple flavor, generously frosted with a creamy cream cheese icing and topped with the satisfying crunch of pecans. Unlike other recipes, this one is made in a 13×9 baking pan making it much easier to create this classic dessert that’s tasty and impressive!

Feb 24, 2023 · Sweet, tender, and comforting, hummingbird cake is basically a two-layer dessert hug. Hiding beneath the thick swoops of cream cheese frosting are two cake layers, gently spiced with cinnamon and kept soft with generous additions of ripe banana and crushed pineapple.

Nov 21, 2023 · To make the cake: Sift flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Combine bananas, oil, walnuts, pineapple, and eggs in another large bowl; mix well. Stir flour mixture into banana mixture until combined. Pour batter into the prepared pans.

Hummingbird Cake is a classic Southern cake recipe that's always a hit. Layer this spiced pineapple-banana cake with cream cheese frosting and top it with pecans. 2 teaspoons baking powder (make sure your baking powder is still fresh !)

Nov 19, 2024 · Since the original recipe for hummingbird cake first appeared in 1978 in Southern Living, it holds the title of the “most requested recipe” in the magazine’s history. This version differs from the basic one only slightly.

Sep 4, 2023 · Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk first 6 ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Then add the rest of the cake ingredients; mix until combined, but do not beat. Spoon batter into 2 greased 9-inch cake pans, or 1 bundt or tube pan. Bake for 30-40 minutes (cake pans) or 1 hour (bundt pan). Use a toothpick to check for doneness.

Feb 23, 2021 · Rumor has it, this crowd-pleasing Hummingbird cake got its name because every bite makes you hum with delight. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray and flour three 8-by-2-inch round cake pans, tapping out excess flour; set aside.

Apr 10, 2023 · Here’s an overview of what you’ll do to make this old-fashioned hummingbird cake recipe with not-too-sweet cream cheese frosting. You can see the cake-baking steps in action in the video that accompanies this post, and get all the details in the recipe card below. First you’ll toast the pecans and prepare the baking pans.