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Hummingbird Cake

A Victorian cake recipe that is truly exceptional. The perfect cake to take to gatherings...it's easy, freezes well, serves many, and it doesn't actually contain any hummingbirds!

"I was really pleased with the TEXTURE of this cake, and the icing with rum added is just delicious. However, I agree with other reviews that the bananas really take over the flavor of this cake and you can't taste the pineapple at all. And I have banana bread recipes that are much more flavorful than this one (even if some of the moist texture is sacrificed).

Anyway, I would still make this one again!"

- opalfire8

Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: Grains

(4.5, 57) 93% would make again (reviews)

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Ready in 1 hours, 40 minutes
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Original recipe makes 14 Servings

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3 cupsAll purpose flour

2 cupsSugar

1 teaspoonCinnamon

1 teaspoonBaking soda

1/2 teaspoonSalt

1 8-oz canPineapple; crushed, with juice

1 cupVegetable oil

3 largeEgg; well beaten

3 mediumBananas; chopped

1 cupWalnuts; or pecans, finely chopped

1/2 teaspoonVanilla

GLAZE

1 tablespoonButter; or margarine, melted

1 cupPowdered sugar; sifted

Hummingbird Cake Preparation

Preheat oven to 325F / 160C / Gas Mark3.

Generously grease a 10" tube or a fluted tube pan.

To make the cake: In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.

Next remove 2 Tablespoons of juice from the can of pinapple. Set this juice aside for the glaze

To the flour mixture, add the can of pinapple, the oil, eggs, banana, nuts, and vanilla. Stir until just blended. Do not beat.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake in the 325 degree oven for about 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Invert the cake onto a wire rack and remove the pan from the cake. Cool completely.

To make the glaze: In a small bowl combine the melted butter or margarine with the powdered sugar. Add enough of the reserved pinapple juice to make a glaze of drizzling consistancy. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cake. For a glaze with a whole new dimension, try substituting rum for the pinapple juice.

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Calories Per Serving: 449
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Hummingbird Cake Reviews
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	I added chopped cherries. Next time I will use 3 bananas as called for and try cream cheese frosting. Spices need increased - i will add more cinnamon and ginger. This recipe needs tweaked for my taste but it was very moist, very easy and got compliments. Nikhomemadegood 1 months, 1 weeks, 6 days, 15 hours, 25 minutes ago
	AlyssaMahina 1 months, 2 weeks, 3 days, 17 hours, 7 minutes ago
	tiggerthetiger 1 months, 2 weeks, 4 days, 21 hours, 59 minutes ago
	My father-in-law, as well as the ladies at the office loved this cake. It's a keeper for sure! Regina001 1 months, 4 weeks, 1 days, 16 hours, 35 minutes ago
	moist cake but would increase spice a bit to flavor wilderhares 2 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 18 hours, 22 minutes ago
	cmv013 4 months, 1 weeks, 6 days, 20 hours, 11 minutes ago
	Very Yummy! Meghan24 4 months, 3 weeks, 4 days, 17 hours, 38 minutes ago
	This cake is so moist, its rich and delicious,im going to go in the kitchen and bake another one :) spicylatina1 6 months, 4 days, 20 hours, 28 minutes ago
	very good dense moist cake. I am planning on increasing the cinnamon next time for more flavor. I did enjoy it. wilderhares 7 months, 1 weeks, 1 days, 19 hours, 38 minutes ago
	I really wanted to try this cake for the longest and when i baked it for the first time and tried it for the first time it was ok....it tastes like a banana bread...this would be my first and last time baking this cake mechee 7 months, 2 weeks, 4 hours, 25 minutes ago
	Great cake. hutchcrew 8 months, 6 days, 16 hours, 7 minutes ago
	i made mini bite size version n filled with vavarian pudding rachelperez 8 months, 2 weeks, 17 hours, 6 minutes ago
	I can not find the ingredients for this cake!!!!!! I want to make it, someone please help. CobyMaddman 8 months, 2 weeks, 6 days, 20 hours, 17 minutes ago
	Best cake recipe yet. I love to make it in fancy loaf pans and give away with gifts. JessH5 8 months, 2 weeks, 6 days, 23 hours, 25 minutes ago
	Great recipe! Layered it and filled and frosted it with cream cheese frosting topped with walnuts. It came out great! Effie13 8 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 25 minutes ago
	susanberklevin 8 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 23 hours, 21 minutes ago
	Wonderful, easy and a crowd pleaser. Many asked why the name, but I don't know? Any suggestions or ideas from whence the name originated? brianolivia 9 months, 2 weeks, 2 days, 11 hours, 48 minutes ago
	This was a great recipe! Thank you! Brittanylynn 9 months, 2 weeks, 2 days, 15 hours, 53 minutes ago
	This is a great cake that always gets eaten quickly in groups. txtine 9 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 21 hours, 10 minutes ago
	I have baked this cake many time now for 2 scottish fishing boats, crew of 12 men. They absolutely love this cake and keep requesting for me to make again. This is a keeper thanks for sharing. xnunnyx 10 months, 1 weeks, 2 days, 7 hours, 55 minutes ago