Moist Hummingbird Cake Recipe

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour

This moist hummingbird cake is a delightful spiced layer cake that combines the flavors of banana, pineapple, and nuts, making it a perfect tropical cake recipe. It’s a popular dessert layer cake that is both flavorful and satisfying.

The recipe is simple to follow and results in a delicious fruit nut cake that is perfect for celebrations or as a sweet treat any day of the week.

Delicious Hummingbird Cake Recipe

This hummingbird cake features layers of moist spiced cake filled with crushed pineapple and ripe bananas, complemented by a creamy frosting. The recipe takes about 1 hour and serves 10 people.

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup vegetable oil
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup crushed pineapple, drained
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2-3 bananas)
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Cream cheese frosting for layering and topping

Instructions

Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans.
Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
Combine Wet Ingredients: In another bowl, mix the oil, eggs, and vanilla extract until well combined. Stir in the crushed pineapple and mashed bananas.
Combine Mixtures: Gradually add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients, stirring until just combined. Fold in the chopped nuts.
Bake the Cakes: Divide the batter evenly among the prepared cake pans. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool the Cakes: Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for 10 minutes before transferring them to wire racks to cool completely.
Frost the Cake: Once the cakes are completely cool, layer them with cream cheese frosting between each layer and on top.