Sweet Potato Hummingbird Cake Recipe

Ingredients

• 8 large bananas
• Nonstick cooking spray
• 4 1/2 cups/563 grams all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fine sea salt
• 2 cups/400 grams sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 5 large eggs
• 2 cups/473 milliliters neutral vegetable oil
• 28 ounces/794 grams canned pineapple chunks, drained and chopped (3 cups)
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup/160 grams dried black currants
• 2 cups/300 grams green peanuts (or use roasted, unsalted peanuts)
• 2 pounds/907 grams sweet potatoes, peeled (about 3 medium)
• 2 (8-ounce/227 gram) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
• 4 sticks/452 grams unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 3 3/4 cups/454 grams confectioners’ sugar (one 1-pound box)
• 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups/300 grams roasted, salted peanuts (such as cocktail peanuts), roughly chopped, for garnish