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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!
97% would make again
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Yield: 14 Servings , Total Time: 1 hours, 40 minutes
Ingredients
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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Learn more about the ingredients in this recipe: All purpose flour Sugar Cinnamon Baking soda Salt Pineapple Vegetable oil Egg Bananas Walnuts Vanilla Butter Powdered sugar
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Hummingbird Cake Reviews
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Amazing. Made it for St. Patty's day and it was fabulous!!! Added a few drops of green food coloring to the glaze and we were set for the festivities. Thank you so much for a wonderful recipe.
1 months, 4 weeks, 1 days, 4 hours, 58 minutes ago
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So good and so easy had to make it again tonight!!
2 months, 2 weeks, 4 days, 8 hours, 41 minutes ago
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2 months, 3 weeks, 4 days, 7 hours, 37 minutes ago
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This cake is delish!!! It smelled so good while baking and tasted even better. Thank u for posting this great recipe! Loved that the ingredients are things that I always have on hand:)
4 months, 6 days, 16 hours, 1 minutes ago
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super easy and tasty!
4 months, 4 weeks, 1 days, 19 hours, 51 minutes ago
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I posted this recipe over 6 years ago and am thrilled that so many people have enjoyed it. It remains one of my oldest son's all-time favorite cakes and one my must-takes to any gathering, whether in the morning, afternoon or evening. I do want to thank everyone for their reviews. I learned some things. Apparently it freezes incredibly well which I have actually never been able to do. I would have to hide it while cooling! Another thing is what sqrishka said in his review, which was that he made 2 cakes, one as directed and one gussied up sqrishka style. For the 2nd cake instead of using a bunt or tube pan he made a 3-layer 9-inch round cake. Instead of the glaze he frosted with a Cream Cheese Frosting he made with 1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, 1/2 cup softened butter, 1 (16 oz.) package powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/2 cup chopped pecans, and 1/2 cup coconut (in the actual frosting). They both turned out yummy and this new method is something I am DEFINITELY going to try! Thanks a bunch sqrishka... and Everyone... for your reviews and ideas!
8 months, 4 weeks, 1 days, 8 hours, 48 minutes ago
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8 months, 4 weeks, 1 days, 13 hours, 29 minutes ago
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10 months, 5 hours, 51 minutes ago
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I'm cooking it now. It's been in 1hr 15 mins and it still is not cooking around center. I'm afraid it's gonna end up dry.
12 months, 9 hours, 25 minutes ago
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This easy to make cake was moist and absolutely delicious! It made a wonderful addition to the dessert table at our church dinner and disappeared quickly.
1 years, 10 hours, 6 minutes ago
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We were having guests over for a Sunday dinner and my kids love to help make dessert. It was a complete hit and is now our go to dessert for new and old friends alike!
1 years, 6 days, 15 hours, 57 minutes ago
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Enjoyed Baking this cake and it Taste good to all gone. !!
1 years, 2 months, 2 days, 10 hours, 48 minutes ago
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Enjoyed Baking this cake and it Taste good to all gone. !!
1 years, 2 months, 5 days, 12 hours, 46 minutes ago
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great cake, moist and delicious, We only added the half of the bananas and was pretty good.
1 years, 3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 17 hours, 53 minutes ago
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A fantastic old-fashioned dessert. It was a big hit at our brunch.
1 years, 6 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 19 hours, 18 minutes ago
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Good flavor
1 years, 8 months, 2 weeks, 4 days, 23 hours, 9 minutes ago
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Made this buy added cherries and made a pineapple lemon glaze and a vanilla cream cheese frosting drizzle. It was delicious!
1 years, 10 months, 2 weeks, 2 days, 22 hours, 47 minutes ago
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very moist cake,i would add cherries also
1 years, 11 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, 22 hours, 44 minutes ago
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Great cake! Easy to make. Good for big get-togethers.
1 years, 11 months, 4 weeks, 14 hours, 24 minutes ago
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This was a terrific cake....kinda reminded me of suped up bannana break cake.
2 years, 1 months, 2 weeks, 1 days, 22 hours, 15 minutes ago
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