Traditional Hummingbird Cake

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon fine salt
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 ¼ cups vegetable oil
• 1 ½ cups mashed banana (about 3 large bananas)
• 1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup toasted chopped pecans
• 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
• ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 6 cups powdered sugar
• chopped pecans for garnish optional