Esther’s Hummingbird Cake

Name: Esther’s Hummingbird Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: American, Southern
Ingredients: 1 package (15-18 ounce size) plain yellow cake mix; 1 can (8 ounce size) crushed pineapple in juice, undrained; 1 cup mashed bananas; 1/2 cup water; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 3 large eggs; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon banana extract; 1 cup chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts) optional; 4 ounce cream cheese, at room temperature; 1/4cup butter, at room temperature; 2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; nuts, for garnish (chopped or halves)

7 steps

Prep:10minCook:40min

I used 1 cup fresh pineapple that I crush in my blender.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:35:35 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories415.2 kcal (21%)

Total Fat19.8 g (28%)

Carbs57.1 g (22%)

Sugars40.5 g (45%)

Protein4.2 g (8%)

Sodium306.9 mg (15%)

Fiber1.1 g (4%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

1 x 15 ounceyellow cake mix

package, plain

1 x 8 ouncecan crushed pineapple in juice

undrained

1 cupbananas

mashed

½ cupwater

½ cupvegetable oil

3eggs

large

1 teaspoonground cinnamon

1 teaspoonvanilla extract

½ teaspoonbanana extract

1 cupnuts

chopped, pecans or walnuts, optional

4 ouncecream cheese

at room temperature

¼ cupbutter

at room temperature

2 cupsconfectioners' sugar

sifted

½ teaspoonvanilla extract

nuts

for garnish, chopped or halves

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 13x9 baking dish

Step 2

Combine the cake mix, pineapple (with juice), bananas, water, oil, eggs, and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl. Beat on low speed with an electric mixer for one minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes. Stir the vanilla extract, banana extract, and nuts into the cake batter by hand.

Step 3

Place batter in baking dish and bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes or until the cake is lightly browned and the top springs back when touched lightly.

Step 4

Remove from the oven and let cool completely before icing.

Step 5

Combine the cream cheese and butter in a mixing bowl and beat on medium speed with an electric mixer for 1 minute. With the mixer running, slowly add the confectioners sugar and vanilla. Turn the mixer to medium high and beat for 2 minutes or until the frosting is fluffy.

Step 6

Spread the frosting on the cake.

Step 7

Garnish with nuts, if desired.