The Ultimate Hummingbird Cake

By Tinkysmom55

Ingredients

• 1 (18.25-ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1 (4-serving-size) package vanilla instant pudding mix
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup water
• 4 eggs
• 1 ripe banana, mashed
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 (16-ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 (6-ounce) jar red maraschino cherries, well drained and chopped, with 1 tablespoon reserved for garnish
• 1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, well drained
• 1 cup chopped pecans, with 2 tablespoons reserved for garnish

Details

Servings 1
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from mrfood.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat 2 (8-inch) round baking pans with cooking spray.

In a large bowl, combine cake and pudding mixes, oil, water, eggs, banana, and cinnamon. Beat with an electric mixer until thoroughly combined. Pour mixture into prepared pans.

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Stir in whipped topping, cherries, pineapple, and pecans.

Place 1 cake layer on platter and evenly spread one-quarter of cream cheese mixture on top. Repeat with remaining cake layers and finish with cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle with reserved cherries and pecans.