Tropical Hummingbird Cake with Whipped Cream Cheese & Rum Frosting Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp. each table salt, baking powder, and baking soda
• ½ tsp. each ground allspice and freshly grated nutmeg
• 4 eggs
• 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
• ⅔ cup packed light brown sugar
• ¼ cup dark rum (such as Myers’s)
• 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• ¾ cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups mashed ripe bananas (4–5 medium-large)
• 1 can crushed pineapple (8 oz.), drained
• ½ cup chopped pecans, toasted
• ½ cup sweetened shredded coconut
• 1 ⅓ cups heavy cream
• 1 cup plus 1 Tbsp. granulated sugar
• ¼ tsp. table salt
• ¼ cup dark rum (such as Myers's)
• 2 pkg. cold cream cheese (8 oz. each), cubed
• Coconut Chips, optional
• Edible Flowers, optional