Fyffes Hummingbird Cake - Fyffes

Ingredients

• ***For the sponge
• 375g plain flour (2 ½ cups)
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground nutmeg
• ½ tsp salt
• 100g (1 cup) toasted pecan nuts
• 225g (approx. 3 slices) fresh pineapple rings, finely chopped with juices
• 4 large very ripe bananas, mashed
• 3 large eggs
• 250ml (1 cup) sunflower or light olive oil
• 125ml (1/2 cup) milk
• 200g (1 cup) light soft brown sugar
• 150g (3/4 cups) granulated white sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• ***For the frosting
• 175g (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, very soft
• 540g (2 packs of 8oz) full fat cream cheese, chilled
• 300g icing sugar, sifted (1 ¼ cup of powdered sugar)
• ***To decorate
• Dried pineapple flowers (Need to be make ahead, see method at the end of recipe)