Hummingbird Cake
Servings Prep Time
12people 15minutes
Cook Time
1hour
Servings Prep Time
12people 15minutes
Cook Time
1hour
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 180c. Grease and line 2, 23 springloaded cake tins. Ensure the paper is 4-5cm higher than the rim of the tins.
  2. Combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl.
  3. Add the beaten eggs and oil.
  4. Stir until the dry ingredients are moist. Do not beat!
  5. Add the vanilla, pineapple, walnuts and bananas and gently stir again until just combined.
  6. Pour half the mixture into each of the prepared tins.
  7. Bake for 35-40 mins or intil a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
  8. Cool for 10 mins and then remove from tins and cool completely.
  9. Make the icing by creaming the softened butter and cream cheese together
  10. Add icing sugar and vanilla essence and beat until light and fluffy.
  11. Sandwich the 2 cakes together with half the icing when cakes are cold and the rest of icing on top of the cake,
  12. Decorate with more walnuts.