Hummingbird Cake

Name: Hummingbird Cake
Yield: Serves 12 to 16
Ingredients: 2 (8 ounces/227 grams) cans, crushed pineapple in juice; 3 cups (15 ounces/425 grams), all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons, baking powder; 1 teaspoon, baking soda; 1 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon, salt; 2 cups (14 ounces/397 grams), granulated sugar; 3 , large eggs; 1 cup, vegetable oil; 4 very ripe, large bananas, peeled and mashed (2 cups); 1 1/2 cups, pecans, toasted and chopped; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 20 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 5 cups (20 ounces/567 grams), confectioners' sugar; 2 1/2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 20 ounces (567 grams), cream cheese, chilled and cut into 20 equal pieces; 1/2 cup, pecans, toasted and chopped

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By Diane Unger ･ Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2014

Somewhere this beloved Southern cake took a wrong turn. The combination of pineapples, bananas, and pecans should be fantastic. Instead, recipes yielded heavy, bland cakes.

SERVES 12 to 16

TIME 2 hours, plus 2⅓ hours cooling and 1 hour chilling

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