Hummingbird Cake

By ksgroves

Ingredients

• Frosting:
• 3 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 3 eggs, well beaten
• 1 1.4 cup salad oil
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 8 oz. can crushed pineapple,undrained
• 3/4 cup pecans
• 1/4 cup black walnuts
• 2 cups chopped bananas
• 2 8 oz. pkgs. cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup butter,at room temperature
• 2 16 oz pkgs. powdered sugar
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Preparation

Step 1

Combine all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add eggs and salad oil stirring until moistened. Do not beat with mixer. Stir in vanilla, pineapple and nuts. Add bananas. Spoon batter into 3 well greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 25-30 minutes. Turn onto cooling rack. Cool completely before frosting.

For frosting: Combine cream cheese and butter. Cream until smooth. Add powdered sugar, beating with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla. Frost the tops of all 3 layers. Carefully draw a circle on the top layer with a toothpick and fill in the circle with chopped pecans.