Hummingbird Bundt Cake
Ingredients
- Cake Batter
- 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 large eggs lightly beaten
- 1 3/4 cups mashed ripe bananas about 4 large
- 1 8-oz. can crushed pineapple (do not drain)
- 3/4 cup canola oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Glaze
- 4 ounces cream cheese cubed and softened
- 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 to 2 Tbsp. milk
Instructions
- Prepare Cake Batter: Preheat oven to 350°. Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway through.
- Stir together flour and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl; stir in eggs and next 4 ingredients, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Sprinkle 1 cup toasted pecans into a greased and floured 14-cup Bundt pan. Spoon batter over pecans.
- Bake at 350° for 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack, and cool completely (about 2 hours).
- Prepare Glaze: Process cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and 1 Tbsp. milk in a food processor until well blended. Add remaining 1 Tbsp. milk, 1 tsp. at a time, processing until smooth. Immediately pour glaze over cooled cake, and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup toasted pecans.
Notes
Recipe By: Southern Living
FEBRUARY 2012
Serving Size: 10
FEBRUARY 2012
Serving Size: 10
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