Hummingbird Cake | Saveur

Hummingbird Cake | Saveur

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Hummingbird cake is a luscious, fruit-and-nut-studded layer cake served in Atlanta's Watershed restaurant.

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Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 3 cups flour, plus more for dusting
  • 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> cups sugar
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 1 (8-oz.) can crushed pineapple, juice reserved
  • 2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 5 bananas)
  • 1 cup canola oil
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • <sup>3</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub> cup unsalted butter, cut into 1" cubes, chilled
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
  • 1 <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> cups chopped pecans
  • 3 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, cut into 1" cubes, chilled

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