An old fashioned, deliciously moist cake filled with pineapple, bananas, pecans and spices and a rich cream cheese frosting. One of the most popular cakes from Southern Living. This recipe is a scaled down version.
Course Cakes/Cupcakes, Cooking For 2, Desserts
Cuisine American
Keyword Hummingbird Cake for 2, Holiday Desserts
Prep Time 40 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour10 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Calories 699kcal
Author pamelashank2015
Ingredients
CAKE:
2ozcrushed pineapple in juice
2/3cupall purpose flour
1/2teaspoonbaking powder
1/2teaspoonbaking soda
1/4teaspoonkosher salt
1/2teaspoonground cinnamon
1/2cupsugar
1large egg
2Tablespoonsvegetable oil
1very ripe banana
1/2cupchopped pecans
1teaspoonvanilla extract
FROSTING:
4Tablespoons1/2 stick butter, softened
1 1/2cupsconfectioner sugar
1/2teaspoonvanilla extract
pinchof salt
4ozcream cheeseroom temperature
1/3cupchopped pecans
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line the bottom of a 6-inch round cake pan with parchment paper. Spray pan with no stick cooking spray.
Drain pineapple in a small, mesh strainer. Press juice out of it with a fork. Set aside.
In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and cinnamon; set aside.
In a medium size bowl, whisk together the sugar and egg. Whisk in the oil next.
In a small bowl, mash the banana then add the pecans, vanilla, pineapple and 2 Tablespoons pineapple juice. Stir together with the egg mixture.
Fold the flour mixture into the banana mixture. Spread batter into prepared pan.
Bake 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Transfer to a wire cooling rack and cool completely.
Slice cake horizontally to make 2 layers.
To prepare the frosting, beat together the butter, confectioner sugar, vanilla, salt, and cream cheese with an electric mixture until well combined and smooth.
Place bottom cake layer onto a serving plate. Top with 2-3 Tablespoons of the frosting and spread. Add top layer of cake. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining frosting. Arrange pecans around edge of cake or sprinkle on top.
Notes
NUTRITIONAL DISCLAIMER. Calorie count provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.