Hummingbird Cake Recipe for Southern Sweetness – Swans Down

Hummingbird Cake Recipe for Southern Sweetness – Swans Down

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With Jamaican origins and Southern history, Hummingbird Cake is loaded with tropical fruit, nuts, and cream cheese frosting.

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Ingredients

  • Cake
  • 3 1/2 + 2 tablespoons sifted Swans Down® Cake Flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
  • 3 large eggs, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups mashed ripe bananas (3 to 4 bananas)
  • 1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
  • 1 cup toasted pecans, chopped + whole toasted pecans for garnish
  • Cream Cheese Frosting
  • 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 (16-ounce) box confectioners’ sugar
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt

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